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hibernation

英/hˌaɪbənˈeɪʃən/
美/ˌhaɪbɝˈneɪʃən/
01n.

过冬, 冬眠, 避寒

the torpid or resting state in which some animals pass the winter; cessation from or slowing of activity during the winter; especially slowing of metabolism in some animals; the act of retiring into inactivity