1. | [u][sing] 妊娠(期);怀孕(期)the time that the young of a person or an animal develops inside its mother's body until it is born; the process of developing inside the mother's body |
a baby born at 38 weeks' gestation 怀孕 38 周时出生的婴儿 | |
The gestation period of a horse is about eleven months. 马的怀孕期大约为十一个月。 |
2. | [u] (想法、计划的)构思,酝酿,孕育the process by which an idea or a plan develops |