单词 | gravid |
释义 | gravid (once / 83825 pages) adj WORD FAMILY gravid: gravidity, gravidness+/gravidity: gravidation USAGE EXAMPLESWhat initially had seemed a stereotypically charming Cotswold scene became gravid with meaning and replete with markers of the remorseless passage of time. The Guardian(May 11, 2013) Some locals blame fishermen from Uruguay for endangering the fish population by targeting gravid females for the roe. Slate(Jan 31, 2013) So in place of “pregnant,” the nun who is helping Margaret start her women’s clinic suggests “gravid.” Time(Oct 08, 2012) adj in an advanced stage of pregnancy Syn big, enceinte, expectant, great, heavy, large, with child pregnant carrying developing offspring within the body or being about to produce new life |
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