孕育

yùnyù

HSK 7

孕育 — yùnyù

1. to be pregnant

   这位演员在媒体报道中被说成已经孕育三个月。 zhèwèi yǎnyuán zài méitǐbàodào zhōng bèi shuō chéng yǐjīng yùnyù sāngè yuè — The actress was reported in the media to have been three months pregnant.

2. to produce offspring; to give birth to (animals, plants, etc.)

   这片果树园每年都能孕育出大量的苹果。 zhè piàn guǒshùyuán měinián dōu néng yùnyùchū dàliàng de píngguǒ — This orchard can produce a large number of apples every year.

3. to nurture; to foster or bring about (a development, idea, movement, artwork); figuratively: to be full of or give rise to (culture, ambition, etc.)

   多元文化的城市往往能孕育出更多创新思想。 duōyuán wénhuà de chéngshì wǎngwǎng néng yùnyùchū gèngduō chuàngxīn sīxiǎng — Multicultural cities tend to nurture more innovative ideas.