| 单词 | to be interesting |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto be interesting 3. (to be) in an interesting condition, interesting situation, interesting state: (to be) pregnant; also, to be interesting; interesting event: a birth. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > biological processes > procreation or reproduction > pregnancy or gestation > be pregnant [verb (intransitive)] goOE to go with childc1300 baga1400 gravidate1623 breed1629 (to be) in an interesting condition1748 gestate1883 expect1906 infanticipate1934 the world > life > source or principle of life > birth > [noun] birdeOE birtha1200 i-borenessc1225 bearingc1275 nativityc1375 progressionc1385 gettingc1480 natality1483 naissance1490 falling1533–4 nascence1570 natitial1612 progermination1648 happy event1737 engendure1821 arrival1830 birthhood1867 interesting event1899 1748 T. Smollett Roderick Random II. lxix. 366 So that I cannot leave her in such an interesting situation, which I hope will produce something to crown my felicity. 1839 C. Dickens Nicholas Nickleby xxix. 286 Mrs. Lenville (who, as has been before hinted, was in an interesting state). 1847 W. M. Thackeray Vanity Fair (1848) xxvii. 236 Mrs. Bunny's in an interesting situation..and has given the Lieutenant seven already. 1899 Westm. Gaz. 27 June 6/3 ‘Interesting event’ at Peterhof. Another daughter! 1928 W. B. Maxwell We Forget because we Must ii. iii. 44 I'm afraid I seem to make heavy weather of my interesting condition. 1930 J. Galsworthy On Forsyte 'Change 171 Winifred, beginning to be ‘interesting’, owing to the approach of a little Dartie, kept her eyes somewhat watchfully on ‘Monty’. 1970 K. Giles Death in Church ii. 49 Her little maid got into An Interesting Condition and the young fellow was willing to solemnise it. < as lemmas |
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