hibernate
- IPA[ˈhībərˌnāt]
美式
- (of an animal or plant) spend the winter in a dormant state；(of a person) remain inactive or indoors for an extended period
verb: hibernate, 3rd person present: hibernates, gerund or present participle: hibernating, past tense: hibernated, past participle: hibernated
- 釋義
動詞
- 1. (of an animal or plant) spend the winter in a dormant state some species hibernate in tree roosts
- ▪ (of a person) remain inactive or indoors for an extended period the pilots who have been hibernating during the winter months get their gliders out again
