英语词汇“pregnant”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

pregnant

(pregnənt )

1. adjective B1+

If a woman or a female animal is pregnant, she has a baby or babies developing in her body.

She got pregnant soon after they married.

Tina was pregnant with her first child.

...a pregnant woman.

Synonyms: expectant, expecting, with child [archaic], in the club [British, slang]

2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun, verb-link ADJECTIVE with noun]

A pregnant silence or moment has a special meaning which is not obvious but which people are aware of.

There was a long, pregnant silence.

...a deceptive peace, pregnant with invisible threats.

Synonyms: meaningful, pointed, charged, significant

Idioms:

you can't be half pregnant

said to mean that it is often necessary to commit yourself fully to an idea or project, and you cannot keep changing your mind about it

We did, however, pick up a valuable lesson: you can't be half-pregnant. An entrepreneur must be able to give his enterprise a full commitment.

Translations:

Chinese: 怀孕的

Japanese: 妊娠した

单词	pregnant
释义	pregnant (pregnənt ) 1. adjective B1+ If a woman or a female animal is pregnant, she has a baby or babies developing in her body. She got pregnant soon after they married. Tina was pregnant with her first child. ...a pregnant woman. Synonyms: expectant, expecting, with child [archaic], in the club [British, slang] 2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun, verb-link ADJECTIVE with noun] A pregnant silence or moment has a special meaning which is not obvious but which people are aware of. There was a long, pregnant silence. ...a deceptive peace, pregnant with invisible threats. Synonyms: meaningful, pointed, charged, significant Idioms: you can't be half pregnant said to mean that it is often necessary to commit yourself fully to an idea or project, and you cannot keep changing your mind about it We did, however, pick up a valuable lesson: you can't be half-pregnant. An entrepreneur must be able to give his enterprise a full commitment. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Translations: Chinese: 怀孕的 Japanese: 妊娠した
随便看	consolidate a position consolidate control consolidate power consolidation consoling consommé consonant consort consortium consortium of banks consortium of investors consortium of scientists conspicuous conspicuous by one's absence conspicuous consumption conspicuous display of conspicuous feature conspicuous lack of conspicuously conspicuously absent conspiracist conspiracy conspiracy charge conspiracy of silence conspiracy plot