incubator

noun
🔊/ˈɪŋkjubeɪtə(r)/
🔊/ˈɪŋkjubeɪtər/
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  1. a piece of equipment in a hospital that new babies are placed in when they are weak or born too early, in order to help them survive(体弱或早产婴儿)恒温箱
    • Their baby was so small she spent three weeks in an incubator before going home.他们的孩子是如此之小,以至于在回家之前在孵化器中呆了三个星期。
    Topics Medicinec2, Life stagesc2
  2. a machine like a box where eggs are kept warm until the young birds are born孵化器