aestivating

[US]/ˌɛstiˈveɪtɪŋ/
[UK]/ˌɛstəˈveɪtɪŋ/

Translation

v.在夏季進入休眠狀態或不活動,通常用於動物和植物在炎熱氣候中。

Example Sentences

the reptiles are aestivating during the hot summer months.

這些爬行動物在炎熱的夏季休眠。

aestivating animals conserve energy by slowing down their metabolism.

休眠的動物通過降低新陳代謝來保存能量。

some species of frogs aestivate in mud or underground burrows.

有些蛙類在泥土或地下洞穴中過夏。

the snails are entering their aestivating period soon.

蝸牛很快就要進入休眠期了。

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