hibernation

英[ˌhaɪbə'neɪʃn] 美[ˌhaɪbə'neɪʃn]
  • n. 冬眠
TOEFL
Noun:
  1. the torpid or resting state in which some animals pass the winter

  2. cessation from or slowing of activity during the winter; especially slowing of metabolism in some animals

  3. the act of retiring into inactivity;

    "he emerged from his hibernation to make his first appearance in several years"

1. Bears wake up in the spring after a winter of hibernation.
熊经过一个冬天的冬眠后在春季苏醒.

来自《简明英汉词典》

2. At the first cold of autumn, many insects go into hibernation.
入秋第一阵寒潮刚到, 许多昆虫就进入了冬眠.

来自《简明英汉词典》

3. The tortoise spends the winter months in hibernation.
乌龟在冬眠中度过寒冬季节.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. Hibernation is more than sleep.
冬眠不是一般的睡眠.

来自辞典例句

5. But this spring occupants of the spider motels awakened from hibernation healthy and ravenous.
然而今春蜘蛛旅馆的客人们从冬眠中醒来时却健康而且饥肠辘辘.

来自百科语句

    用作名词 (n.)
    1. Hibernation has long intrigued biologists.
      冬眠长期以来一直引起生物学家的兴趣。
    2. Some animals can overwinter without the hibernation.
      有些动物不需要冬眠也能过冬。