pregnant
🇬🇧 UK/'pregnənt/🇺🇸 US/'pregnәnt/
NGSL 3kIELTSTOEFLGREB1
Definitions
adj.
Carrying a developing baby or offspring within the body; full of meaning or significance.
怀孕的;富有深意的
n.
A person who is pregnant.
孕妇
🧩 Root Breakdown
Native Englishprprefix
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egnconnector
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antperforming, being in a state
=pregnant
Common Collocations
- 1.get pregnant怀孕
- 2.pregnant pause意味深长的停顿
- 3.heavily pregnant身怀六甲
- 4.pregnant with meaning意味深长
Example Sentences
- 1.
She discovered she was pregnant after missing her period for two months.
- 2.
His resignation letter was pregnant with unspoken frustration and resentment.
- 3.
There was a pregnant pause before she finally answered the difficult question.