Definition

Examples

• 有些动物靠冬眠度过寒冷的冬天。
  Yǒuxiē dòngwù kào dōng mián dùguò hánlěng de dōngtiān.
  Some animals survive the cold winter through hibernation.
• 熊整个冬天都在睡觉，这是一种冬眠。
  Xióng zhěnggè dōngtiān dōu zài shuìjiào, zhè shì yì zhǒng dōng mián.
  Bears sleep the whole winter; this is a type of hibernation.
• 在冬眠期间，动物的体温会大幅下降。
  Zài dōng mián qījiān, dòngwù de tǐwēn huì dàfú xiàjiàng.
  During hibernation, the animal's body temperature drops significantly.