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incubation periods

/ˌɪŋkjuˈbeɪʃən ˈpɪəriədz/

Meanings
noun

潜伏期

The time elapsed between an exposure to a pathogenic organism, a chemical or radiation, and the appearance of signs and symptoms.

Examples :

""Because some diseases have long incubation periods, a person can spread the illness without knowing they are sick." "
由于有些疾病的潜伏期很长，患者可能在不知情的情况下传播疾病。
medicine disease biology time period

Related Words

Illustration incubation

incubation noun

/ˌɪŋkjuˈbeɪʃən/ /ˌɪnkjəˈbeɪʃən/

孵化， 孵育。

"The hen's incubation period lasted for 21 days. "

母鸡的孵化期持续了21天。

Illustration organism

organism noun

/ˈɔː.ɡən.ɪ.zəm/ /ˈɔɹ.ɡən.ɪ.zəm/

生物，有机体

"The single-celled organism was studied by the biology students in their science class. "

生物课上，生物系的学生们研究了这种单细胞生物。

Illustration because

because adverb

/bɪˈkɒz/ /biˈkɔz/

因为，由于。

"I went to the park because the weather was nice. "

因为天气很好，所以我去了公园。

Illustration symptoms

symptoms noun

/ˈsɪmptəmz/

症状，病症，征候。

""Her symptoms, including a sore throat and runny nose, suggested she might have a cold." "

她的症状，包括喉咙痛和流鼻涕，表明她可能感冒了。

Illustration appearance

appearance noun

/əˈpɪəɹəns/ /əˈpɪɹəns/

出现，显现

"His sudden appearance surprised me."

他突然的出现让我很惊讶。

Illustration exposure

exposure noun

/ɪkˈspoʊʒɚ/

暴露，袒露，裸露。

"Limit your exposure to harsh chemicals.   Get as much exposure to a new language as you can."

尽量减少你与刺激性化学物质的接触。 尽可能多地接触一门新语言。

Illustration diseases

diseases noun

/dɪˈziːzɪz/

疾病， 病害

"The tomato plants had some kind of disease that left their leaves splotchy and fruit withered."

这些番茄植株得了一种病，导致叶子上出现斑点，果实也枯萎了。

Illustration between

between noun

/bɪˈtwiːn/ /bəˈtwin/

缝针，绗针

"The seamstress used a sturdy between to create a precise, even stitch on the thick upholstery fabric. "

这位女裁缝用一根结实的绗针在厚厚的装饰面料上缝制出精准均匀的针脚。

Illustration pathogenic

pathogenic adjective

/ˌpæθəˈdʒɛnɪk/ /ˌpeɪθəˈdʒɛnɪk/

致病的，病原性的

"While the environment is teeming with bacteria and fungi, most are not pathogenic."

虽然环境中充满了细菌和真菌，但大多数都不会致病。

Illustration radiation

radiation noun

/ɹaɪ.di.ˈaɪ.ʃən/

辐射，放射。

"heat radiation"

热辐射 (Rè fúshè)

Illustration elapsed

elapsed verb

/ɪˈlæpst/ /iˈlæpst/

过去，流逝

"He allowed a month to elapse before beginning the work."

他让一个月的时间过去之后，才开始工作。

Illustration chemical

chemical noun

/ˈkɛmɪkəl/

化学物质，化学品

"The scientist studied the chemical composition of the soil sample. "

这位科学家研究了土壤样本的化学物质组成。