pregnant

【发音】

美 /'prɛɡnənt/ 英 /ˈpregnənt/

【翻译】

1. adj.怀孕的

   英释:if a woman or female animal is pregnant, she has an unborn baby growing inside her body

【记忆】

pregn(拿住) ＋ ant → 拿住， 怀有 → 怀孕的

【短语】

1. pregnant woman : 孕妇

2. to be pregnant : 怀孕

3. pregnant solution : 含贵重矿物溶液

【例句】

1. care for pregnant women

   孕妇保健

2. I knew right away that I was pregnant.

   我立即明白我怀孕了。

3. I thought I was too old to get pregnant .

   我觉得自己年龄太大，已经不能怀孕了。

4. I didn’t mean to get her pregnant (= make her pregnant ) .

   我没想让她怀孕。

5. His wife was heavily pregnant (= almost ready to give birth ) .

   他的妻子即将临产。

【真题例句】

1. (2015.6 • CET4 • 第三套 • 听力题)...what they say about pregnant women really is true...

2. (2011.6 • CET4 • • 听力题)...I've heard that at a factory in the area two pregnant women who were working with paint requested a transfer to a safer department...

【同、近义词】

1. adj.怀孕的；富有意义的

   cyetic/childing/

【同根词】

1. n

   pregnancy : 怀孕；丰富，多产；意义深长