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pregnancy

/prɛɡnənsi/

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1 · noun

the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus

怀孕

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One out of 455 women doesn't realize she's pregnant until the twentieth week of pregnancy.
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455名妇女中会有一名直到怀孕第二十周前没有意识到自己怀孕。
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