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Definition and Synonyms for 冬眠
| 1. | 冬籠る | 冬の間眠る |
| Hole Up | sleep during winter | |
| Synonyms: | 冬眠 | |
| 2. | 冬眠 | 冬期、活動を休止させる、あるいは活動を緩慢にすること |
| Hibernation | cessation from or slowing of activity during the winter | |
| Synonyms: | 冬眠 | |
| 3. | 冬眠 | 動物が冬を過ごす、不活発な、または休止している状態 |
| Hibernation | the torpid or resting state in which some animals pass the winter | |
| Synonyms: | 冬眠 | |
| 4. | 冬眠 | 特に一部の動物で代謝を不活発にすること |
| Hibernation | especially slowing of metabolism in some animals | |
| Synonyms: | 冬眠 |
Categories 冬眠 is a member of
| 1. | 眠る | 眠っている |
| Kip | be asleep | |
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| 2. | 静止状態 | 静かで（しかしおそらく一時的な）無活動の状態 |
| Quiescency | a state of quiet (but possibly temporary) inaction | |
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| 3. | 鈍麻 | 一部感覚の活動停止を伴う、運動性あるいは精神の不活動の状態 |
| Torpor | a state of motor and mental inactivity with a partial suspension of sensibility | |
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Sample Sentences for 冬眠
冬眠の目的を考えれば、冬の食料の少ない季節を何とか乗り切ろうとした生物の適応だと思うのです。
If you consider the objective of hibernation, I think it's the response of animals trying to somehow survive the winter season with its lack of food.
乳酸菌はかなりしぶとい菌で、冷凍しても単に冬眠するだけで、解凍すればそのまま復活させることができます。
Lactic-acid bacilli are such unyielding bacteria that, even if frozen, they would simply hibernate and can restore themselves as if they came back to life.
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