womb /wu: m; wum/ n (anat) organ in a female mammal in which offspring is carried and nour- ished while developing before birth: (解剖)子宮： (fig) (喻) It still lies in the ~ of time, is sth which the passage of time will reveal. 那仍在醞醵中 (經(jīng)過(guò)一段時(shí)間才會(huì)見(jiàn)分曉) 。以 the illus at re- produce. 參看 reproduce 之俑圖。