gestate an idea 酝酿一个想法
gestate a plan 构思一个计划
fully gestated 完全孕育
gestation period 妊娠期
long gestation 漫长的孕育期
1. The elephant gestates for about 22 months before giving birth.
大象的妊娠期大约持续22个月才分娩。
2. She gestated the novel for three years before finally publishing it.
她花了三年时间构思这本小说，最终才将其出版。
3. The idea gestated in his mind for a long time before he acted on it.
这个想法在他脑海中酝酿了很久，他才付诸行动。
A: How long does a whale gestate its calf?
A：鲸鱼孕育幼崽需要多长时间？
B: It depends on the species, but usually around 10 to 16 months.
B：这取决于种类，但通常约为10到16个月。
1) 生物学上指动物怀孕的过程
2) 比喻义指想法、理论或作品的酝酿和形成
3) 医学上指妊娠状态
1. vt. （女性或雌性动物）怀孕，孕育
e.g. The cow gestated for nine months.
这头奶牛怀孕九个月了。
2. vi. 怀孕，处于妊娠期
e.g. She gestated for a difficult nine months.
她经历了艰难九个月的妊娠期。
3. v. （思想、计划等）酝酿，构思
e.g. The policy gestated over several months.
这项政策经过了几个月的酝酿。
verb
1. (of a female animal) to carry and develop a fetus or young inside the body until birth.
2. (of an idea, plan, etc.) to develop or form gradually in the mind.
Synonym: conceive, incubate