hibernation
[,ha?b?'ne??n]
- n. 冬眠；過冬；避寒
英英釋意
- 1. the torpid or resting state in which some animals pass the winter
- 2. cessation from or slowing of activity during the winter; especially slowing of metabolism in some animals
- 3. the act of retiring into inactivity;
- "he emerged from his hibernation to make his first appearance in several years"