Pregnant
[ 'prɛɡnənt ]
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adj. 怀孕的;孕育着…的;富于想象的;富于成果的;
💡 词根助记
pre 前的 + gnant=gnasci出生 → adj.怀孕的,妊娠的
📝 例句
She is / got pregnant by another man.
是另一个男子使她怀孕的.
an event pregnant with consequences
一个包藏种种后果的事件
She was six months pregnant, ie had been pregnant for six months.
她那时已怀有六个月的身孕.
Her eloquent argument was followed by a pregnant silence.
她的滔滔雄辩之后,紧接着的是意味深长的沉默。
Montayne was a drug to combat morning sickness in pregnant women.
蒙太尼是一种用于减轻妇女在怀孕期清晨恶心感的药物。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ pre-前缀“在…前”,gnant-grant答应:怀孕了也不能答应生男生女,要生下来才知道
※ pre-拼音“仆人”,g-拼音“哥”,nant-拼音“难题”:仆人哥哥的难题是女儿未婚先怀孕了
✅ 同义词
🔤 词根
-gener-表示“出生”
常见变体有-gen-、-gin-、-gn-
📖 牛津释义
pregnant
adj
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.
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.
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.
🎯 考研助记
前面的(pre)哥哥(g)使N(n)只蚂蚁(ant) 怀孕的，当然意味深长
🔁 扩展释义
*['pregnәnt]a. 怀孕的, 充满的, 思想丰富的, 成果丰硕的【医】 妊娠的, 有孕的
🌿 同词根单词
📖 同为「博士」词汇
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Easy. I'll ask the company for a list of recent customers.
这事容易。我向公司要一份近期顾客的名单就行了。
It's a part-time job, so I only work evenings.
这是份兼职，因此我只是晚间上班。
I knew that experts from the local museum would soon visit the cave.
我知道本地博物馆的专家会很快到山洞来探访。