■ pregnant

一个妇女怀孕几个月，可以说 She is ... months pregnant. 问她怀孕了几个月，字面上固然可以说：How many months are you pregnant? 但是一般更多说 How pregnant are you? 这里的 how 不是问状态，而是问怀孕的程度，亦即时间的长短。说怀某个孩子，用 pregnant with 或 pregnant for，但用 with 较多。

• pregnant with her third child怀上她的第三个孩子
• pregnant for Peter怀着彼得。

pregnant with 还可以转义为“孕育着、蕴涵着、预示着（某种事件或局面）”。

• words pregnant with emotion蕴涵着激情的言词
• She kept a silence which was pregnant with indications of how much more she could say.她保持沉默，但这暗示着她还有好多的话要说。