(of a female animal) to have a baby developing inside the body or (of a child or young animal) to develop inside a mother's body

Female elephants gestate for a staggering 22 months. 母象怀孕期惊人，长达22个月。

healthy foetuses that have gestated at least 20 weeks 妊娠至少20周的健康胎儿

Those snakes are often females, soaking up the sun to help their metabolism deal with the demand of gestating a litter of young.

(of an idea, thought, or plan) to develop or be developed over time

The internet had been gestating since the fifties. 互联网从五十年代开始就一直在酝酿。

The subconscious mind needs time to gestate the work. 潜意识需要时间来构思工作。