pregnant
adjective
uk/ˈpreɡ.nənt/us/ˈpreɡ.nənt/pregnantadjective(FEMALE)
B1
(of a woman and somefemaleanimals) having ababyorbabiesdevelopinginside thewomb:
怀孕的,妊娠的She's five and ahalfmonthspregnant.她怀孕有5个半月了。
Mymotherstoppedsmokingwhen shebecamepregnant.我母亲怀孕后就不吸烟了。
Hebelievesthat men whoget(= make)younggirlspregnant should beseverelypunished.他认为使少女怀孕的男人应受严惩。
Mysisteris pregnantwithtwins.我姐姐怀了双胞胎。
- Faintness andmorningsicknesscan besignsthat you are pregnant.
- Heavily pregnant by now, sheloweredherselfcarefullyinto thechair.
- Now sixmonthspregnant, Gina'sbellyhadbeguntoswell.
- Shethoughtshe was pregnant, but itturnedout to be afalsealarm.
- I wasabsolutelyenormouswhen I was pregnant.
Obstetrics: pregnancy
- antenatally
- anti-abortion
- baby brain
- broodiness
- carry
- child
- expected
- miscarriage
- morning sickness
- pregnancy
- pro-abortion
- pro-life
- pudding
- reconceive
- right to life
- spout
- stretch marks
- surrogate
- trouble
- unborn
pregnantadjective(MEANING)
filledwithmeaningorimportancethat has notyetbeenexpressedorunderstood:
意味深长的,意义重大的Therefolloweda pregnantpausein which bothknewwhat the other wasthinkingbut neitherknewwhat to say.接下来是意味深长的沉默,双方都知道对方在想些什么,但都不知道该说什么。
Meaning & significance
- add
- add up tosomething
- backspin
- be a badge ofsomethingidiom
- connotate
- connotation
- i.e.
- locution
- locutionary
- mean
- meaningfully
- meaningfulness
- meaningless
- purport
- sense
- significant
- signify
- speak
- subtext
- what's withsomething?idiom