1660s, from Latin hibernationem (nominative hibernatio) "the action of passing the winter," noun of action from past participle stem of hibernare "to winter, pass the winter, occupy winter quarters;" related to hiems "winter," from PIE *gheim- "snow, winter" (cognates: Sanskrit heman "in winter," Hittite gimmanza, Greek kheima, Old Church Slavonic zima, Lithuanian žiema "winter").
双语例句
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.
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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.
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3. The tortoise spends the winter months in hibernation.
乌龟在冬眠中度过寒冬季节.
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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.
