v. 过冬，（动物）冬眠（hibernate 的过去式和过去分词）

Hibernate \Hi"ber*nate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Hibernated}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Hibernating}.] [L. hibernare, hibernatum, fr.
hibernus wintry. See {Hibernal}.]
To winter; to pass the season of winter in close quarters, in
a torpid or lethargic state, as certain mammals, reptiles,
and insects.

Inclination would lead me to hibernate, during half the
year, in this uncomfortable climate of Great Britain.
--Southey.