es·ti·vate /-ˌvet/
(vi.)度夏,過夏天,夏眠
es·ti·vate /-ˌvet/ 不及物動詞
Æs·ti·vate v. i.
1. To spend the summer.
2. Zool. To pass the summer in a state of torpor.
[Spelt also estivate.]
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Es·ti·val a., Es·ti·vate v. i., Es·ti·va·tion n. Same as æstival, æstivate, etc.
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estivate
v : sleep during summer; "certain animals estivate" [syn: aestivate]
[ant: hibernate, hibernate]