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.
Yes, I see. How can they get rid of waste water in this way? What a terrible colour the sea is now! It looks as if our class won't be able to bathe at all.
是的,我看见了。他们怎么能这样排放废水呢?海水的颜色多么可怕呀!看来我们班同学根本不能在这里游泳。
Next Annie took me by the hand and taught me how to jump.
接着,她又拉着我的手,教我如何跳。
There are also other varieties that do not live in groups at all.