maternity
US:/məˈtɜrnəti/
UK:/məˈtɜː(r)nəti/
n.:
怀孕；母亲身份
adj.:
产妇用的
网络:
母性；孕妇装；产科
Examples
1.
"Italy stands out from many other European countries in the fact that fewer women return to work after maternity, " he said.
“在意大利，女性生产之后回到工作岗位的人数，少于其它许多欧洲国家，”他表示。
2.
The impetuous little lady played at love with these imaginary worthies, as a little while before she had played at maternity with her doll.
这个毛手毛脚的小女子充当了这些大人物的情人，就象不久以前她把洋娃娃当作自己的女儿一样。
3.
We're prepared to be very belt-tightening in the second three months, so any improvement in maternity pay could only be a good thing.
我们准备在第二个三月里非常节约，因此任何改善产假工资的事都是好事。
4.
Our receptionist has been pregnant for nine months and is now staying in a maternity ward, waiting for the birth of her first baby.
我们的接待人员已经怀孕九个月了，现在住在产科病房，等待她的第一个孩子出生。
5.
But as soon as they were born at Elgin Maternity Hospital five weeks ago, she and husband Barry knew that it wasn't going to be a problem.
但五周前，当这对双胞胎在埃尔金产科医院出生后，她和丈夫巴里就知道这不是个问题了。
6.
The UK is to extend paid maternity leave to a year from 9 months by the end of the current session of parliament.
英国欲在本届议会期满前将带薪产假从9个月延长至1年。
7.
Writing, for the speaker, is the knock on the door of misery, and of course this again returns to the theme of maternity-witch power.
写作，对于说话人来说，就是敲苦难的房门，这当然又要回到母性-巫婆力量。
8.
A ward in a state-run Manila maternity hospital. Infant mortality is one of the main concerns of a United Nations campaign.
马尼拉一家国有妇产科医院病房婴儿死亡率是联合国运动的主要关注焦点之一。
9.
And even though you won't need maternity clothes for at least several weeks, some of your shirts may become a little too tight.
虽然至少几周之内你还不需要孕妇装，你的一些衬衫可能会变得有点紧了。
10.
Under the next government, it is possible that children of unmarried parents will become the majority in maternity wards (see chart).
到下届政府的时期，未婚夫妇的孩子将会在产房中占据大多数（见图）。