pupate

verb

/pjuːˈpeɪt/

/ˈpjuːpeɪt/

[intransitive] (biology生物)

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they pupate	/pjuːˈpeɪt/ /ˈpjuːpeɪt/
he / she / it pupates	/pjuːˈpeɪts/ /ˈpjuːpeɪts/
past simple pupated	/pjuːˈpeɪtɪd/ /ˈpjuːpeɪtɪd/
past participle pupated	/pjuːˈpeɪtɪd/ /ˈpjuːpeɪtɪd/
-ing form pupating	/pjuːˈpeɪtɪŋ/ /ˈpjuːpeɪtɪŋ/

to develop into a pupa化蛹
- The caterpillars feed on these plants until they pupate.毛虫以这些植物为食，直到它们化蛹。