gestates

/dʒesˈteɪt/

动词

怀孕，妊娠
Female elephants gestate for a staggering 22 months.
母象怀孕期惊人，长达22个月。
构思，酝酿，孕育（计划、思想等）
The internet had been gestating since the fifties.
互联网从五十年代开始就一直在酝酿。