pregnancy
noun [ C or U ] uk/ˈpreɡ.nən.si/ us/ˈpreɡ.nən.si/
C1 怀孕
the state of being pregnant
Most women feel sick in the mornings during their first months of pregnancy. 大多数女性在怀孕早期都会在早上感到恶心。
My first pregnancy was very straightforward - there were no complications. 我第一次怀孕很顺利——没有并发症。
Synonym: gestation
Compare: term noun (TIME)
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- Sadly, she miscarried eight weeks into the pregnancy.
- a pregnancy test
- a full-term pregnancy
- an unplanned pregnancy
- Her last pregnancy went to term .