释义 |
pregnant/ˈpreɡnənt/adj. 1 (of a woman or female animal) having a child or young developing in the uterus (妇女、雌性动物)怀孕的,怀胎的 2 full of meaning; significant or suggestive 意味深长的,有意义的,引起联想的 a pregnant pause 意味深长的停顿 3 (esp. of a person's mind) imaginative, inventive (尤指人的头脑)富于想像的,富于创造的 4 (foll. by 后跟 with) plentifully provided 丰富的 pregnant with danger 充满危险 □ pregnantly adv. (in sense 2 用于释义 2)[Middle English from French prégnant or Latin praegnans -antis, earlier praegnas (probably as PRAE-, (g)nasci ‘be born’)] |