pregnancy
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++preg·nan·cy /ˈpreɡnənsi/ ●●○ noun (plural pregnancies) [countable, uncountable] MBBABY/HAVE A BABYwhen a woman is pregnant (=has a baby growing inside her body) 怀孕（期），妊娠（期） This drug should not be taken during pregnancy. 这种药妊娠期间不得服用。 her third pregnancy 她的第三次怀孕 teenage pregnancies 少女怀孕 a pregnancy test 妊娠试验，验孕
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pregnancy• Not all burdens on the right to decide whether to terminate a pregnancy will be undue.• She's had a difficult pregnancy.• It's harmful to drink alcohol during pregnancy.• Many women find their skin is at its best during pregnancy.• Of the rest, one left voluntarily because he was bored with his job, and one because of her pregnancy.• More weeks passed, and then the end of her pregnancy began to approach.• After the second month of pregnancy, estriol levels steadily increase as the placenta takes over estrogen production. 344.• Brown and Harris highlight the girl's success in coping with her premarital pregnancy, Quinton and Rutter her planning ability.• In many cities, they sank into a vicious cycle of drugs, crime, teenage pregnancy, and welfare dependency.• Their pregnancies are likely to be troublesome and repetitive.• This will be her third pregnancy.• An audit of unplanned pregnancies seen in one practice also emphasised the need for great care in counselling people using the pill.pregnancy test• He may arrange for you to have a pregnancy test.• To get a free pregnancy test with Immediate results go to a family planning clinic or a Brook Centre.• This is in line with medical advice for all home pregnancy tests.• Insemination was defined as successful if the woman did not menstruate when expected and subsequently had a positive pregnancy test result.• In some maquilas, quarterly pregnancy tests are routine.• Female journalists went to the clinic and took urine samples from men for their pregnancy tests.• You just go to the hospital for your pregnancy test and arrange a date for the abortion at the same time.preg·nan·cy nounChineseSyllable
pregnant is Corpus (=has a woman when a
pregnancy
preg‧nan‧cy /ˈpreɡnənsi/
noun (plural pregnancies) [uncountable and countable]
when a woman is pregnant (=has a baby growing inside her body):
This drug should not be taken during pregnancy.
her third pregnancy
teenage pregnancies
a pregnancy test
preg‧nan‧cy /ˈpreɡnənsi/
noun (plural pregnancies) [uncountable and countable]when a woman is pregnant (=has a baby growing inside her body):
Having a baby/child 怀孕
want a baby/a child/kids想要孩子 start a family生孩子 conceive/be expecting/be going to have a baby/child怀孕 miss your period月经未按期来 become/get/be/find out that you are pregnant怀孕了；发现怀孕了 have a baby/a child/kids/a son/a daughter/twins/a family有一个宝宝／一个孩子／孩子／一个儿子／一个女儿／一对双胞胎／孩子 have a normal/a difficult/an unwanted pregnancy; an easy/a difficult/a home birth正常／历经艰难／意外怀孕；顺产；难产；在家中分娩 be in/go into/induce labour/( laborespecially
分娩；催产 have/suffer/cause a miscarriage流产；引起流产 give birth to a child/baby/daughter/son/twins生了一个孩子／一个宝宝／一个女儿／一个儿子／一对双胞胎
Parenting 养育；抚养；教养
bring up/ ( especially
NAmE raise a child/family抚养孩子 care for/ ( especially
BrE look after a baby/child/kid照顾小孩 change ( a nappy/BrE ( a diaper/a babyNAmE 换尿布；给婴儿换尿布 feed/breastfeed/bottle-feed a baby喂孩子；给孩子哺乳；用奶瓶喂养孩子 be entitled to/go on maternity/paternity leave有权利休／正在休产假／陪产假 go back/return to work after maternity leave产假后回到工作岗位 need/find/get a babysitter/good quality affordable childcare需要／找到一个临时保姆／负担得起的高质量儿童保育 balance/combine work and childcare/child-rearing/family life平衡／兼顾工作与照顾小孩／抚养小孩／家庭生活 educate/teach/home-school a child/kid教育孩子；给孩子家庭教育 punish/discipline/spoil a child/kid惩罚／管教／娇惯孩子 adopt a baby/child/kid收养小孩 offer a baby for/put a baby up for adoption把小孩给人收养 ( especially
BrE foster a child/kid代养小孩 be placed with/be raised by foster parents被交给寄养父母；由寄养父母抚养