pregnant
adj
ˈpreɡnənt
adj
1
if
a
woman
or
female
animal
is
pregnant,
she
has
an
unborn
baby
growing
inside
her
body
怀孕的，妊娠的;
medical
care
for
pregnant
women
孕妇保健
I
knew
right
away
that
I
was
pregnant.
我立即明白我怀孕了。
I
thought
I
was
too
old
to
get
pregnant
.
我以为我年龄太大，已经不能怀孕了。
twenty
weeks/three
months
etc
pregnant
She’s
about
five
months
pregnant.
她怀孕 5 个月左右。
[+
with
]
Maria
was
pregnant
with
her
second
child.
玛丽亚怀着她的第二个孩子。
I
didn’t
mean
to
get
her
pregnant
(=make
her
pregnant)
.
我没想让她怀孕。
His
wife
was
heavily
pregnant
(=almost
ready
to
give
birth)
.
他的妻子即将临产。
2
pregnant pause/silence
a
pause
or
silence
which
is
full
of
meaning
or
emotion
耐人寻味 （意味深长 ）的停顿/沉默
He
stopped,
and
there
was
a
pregnant
pause.
他停住了，那是个意味深长的停顿。
3
pregnant with sth
containing
a
lot
of
a
quality
[正式] 蕴涵丰富的…，饱含…
formal
Every
phrase
in
this
poem
is
pregnant
with
meaning.
这首诗的片言只语都蕴涵着丰富的含义。