| [/ˈpregnənt; ˋprɛɡnənt/] adj 用法:
1 (of a woman or female animal) having a baby or young animal developing in the womb （指妇女或雌性动物）怀孕的, 妊娠的:
She was six months pregnant, ie had been pregnant for six months. 她那时已怀有六个月的身孕. *
She is/got pregnant by another man. 是另一个男子使她怀孕的. 用法:
2 ~ with sth (a) full of sth 充满著某事物的; 富於某事物的:
pregnant with joy, meaning, possibilities 洋溢著喜悦之情的、 富有意义的、 具有各种可能性的.
(b) likely to cause sth 可能产生某事物的:
pregnant with consequences, danger 可能产生重大影响的、 造成危险的. 用法:
3 (idm 习语) a pregnant `pause/`silence pause/silence full of unexpressed meaning or significance 耐人寻味的或意味深长的停顿[沉默]:
There was a pregnant pause before she answered my question. 她耐人寻味地停顿了一下才回答我的问题. *
His only reaction was a pregnant silence. 他唯一的反应是一阵意味深长的沉默. |