hibernation

«hibernation» in Mova's school dictionary: A very deep sleep-like rest that some animals go into… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (hibernation — uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

1) A very deep sleep-like rest that some animals go into during winter: their body cools, their heart slows and they live on stored fat. tree →

2) (informal) A long time of staying inside and resting. tree →

sense in the lessons

In science, hibernation helps animals survive winter when food is scarce: hedgehogs, dormice, bats, some bears and ground squirrels. Animals eat a lot in autumn to store fat. If you find a hibernating animal, do not wake it. Phrases: «go into hibernation», «come out of hibernation».

examples

• Hedgehogs go into hibernation in winter. tree →
• Before hibernation, animals eat lots of food. tree →
• Bats hang upside down during hibernation. tree →
• Waking an animal from hibernation uses up its energy. tree →
• The tortoise came out of hibernation in spring. tree →
• After the holidays, I came out of hibernation and went outside. tree →

note

Uncountable. Verb: hibernate. Myth: bears do not truly hibernate in the deepest way; they sleep deeply but can wake easily (scientists argue about it). Animals that hibernate are not dead — leave them alone.

In the corpora

• A tortoise should hibernate only as a vet advises, because wrong hibernation can make it very ill.
• Hibernation is a long, deep winter sleep in which the body temperature drops and the heart beats slowly.
• Waking up in the middle of hibernation uses up a lot of the stored fat, so a hibernating animal should never be disturbed.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «hibernation» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.