pregnancy /'pregnansi/ [n C/U] the time
when a woman has a baby growing inside her body: an increase in the number of teenage pregnancies (=teenagers becoming pregnant) I This drug should not be taken during pregnancy.
plural pregnancies
maternity /тэтгп^и/ [adj only before
noun] intended or designed for women who are going to have a baby
maternity Kospital/ward/unit (=a hospital or part of a hospital where women go to have their babies)
maternity clotKes i=clothes specially designed for women who are going to have a baby)
maternity leave (=tbe period of time that a mother is allowed to spend away from work when she has a baby)
В when a baby fs not born alive
have a miscarriage /.hsv э mis-
kicnd3j if a woman has a miscarriage, the baby is born dead and is only partly developed: She was pregnant during her first marriage but had a miscarriage.
lose the baby /Jих to 'beibi/ if a woman loses a baby, it dies before it is born: Patricia lost the baby after six months.
abortion /3*barJ>n/ [n C/U] when а woman has a medical operation to remove a baby that is developing inside her. before the baby is ready to be born: In Europe there are over 2 million abortions a year. I The Catholic Church
remains strongly opposed to abortion. have an abortion She had an abortion when she twis only 15.
(3 a baby animal
kitten /'kitn/ [n C| a young cat
puppy / рлр1/ In C] a young dog
plural puppies
iamb /1ает/ In С] a young sheep
piglet /'pigW (л С] a young pig
cal/ /karflkaef/ [n C] a young cow plural calves
/oal /foul/ (n CI a young horse
chick /фк/ [л С] a young bird
young /jAi]/ [n plural] an animal's baby or babies: The mother bird will stay with her young until they are four weeks old.
Young ^ used especially in written
English and in descriptions of the way
animals live and behave.
baby /beibi/ (ad; only before noun] baby rabbit/elephant/monkey etc a very
young animaclass="underline" The baby monkey was following its mother:
В how animals and humans produce babies
breed /briid/ [и I] if animals breed, they produce babies: Rabbits breed very quickly.
breeding - bred - have bred
reproduce /.rirpr^djuisj-duis/ [u I[ formal to produce babies: Fish reproduce by laying eggs.
reproduction /.riipra'dAk/^n/ (n U] the process of producing babies, young animals, or young plants: Reproduction is the main aim of almost all lifeforms.
A Reproduce is used when talking or writing about scientific subjects.
see also
i v
horrible/ disappointing/
unpleasant disappointed
D bad films/books/
methods/plans/food bad
/bsed/ [adj] something that is bad is of a low standard, because it has been done badly, designed badly, performed badly etc: The movie was so had that we left halfway through. I This is the worst book she's ever written. I Opponents of the plan say it is a bad way of managing city traffic. I In the 1980s, their cars had a bad reputation for reliability.
bad - worse - worst
QrtO good /пэи 'god/ spoken not good at alclass="underline" I wouldn't go there - the beer's no good. I The buses only run twice a day which is no good at all. I I've tried thai diet, and it's no good.
awful/terrible/appalling jyfo h
ter^l, э'рэ:1п]/ [adj] very bad: Tony said the food at their hotel was awful. I What a terrible performanceI I Your handwriting is appalling!
(Zigarbage especially american rubbish British /'gai^idj, 'глЬЦ [n U1 spoken informal something that is very bad or very stupid, especially things people say or write: I don't know why you're watching that programme. It's complete garbage. I I've never read such rubbish in my life!
products that are badly made or of bad quality
poor quality/low quality /роэг
BAD
opposite cood
hhchtening/frkhtoied worse a jb ©pinions
violent
wrong
careless
serious
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'kwol^ti, 1эи 'kwoUti||-'kwa:-/ poor quality products have been made badly: Poor quality housing often leads to health problems. I low quality products be of poor/tow quality The cloth is cheap and of low quality.
badly made l.baedli meid<1 made without care or skilclass="underline" Her clothes looked cheap and badly made. I Badly made furniture like that doesn't last long.
cheap /tjiip/ [adj] cheap furniture, jewellery, clothes etc look unattractive and badly made, and seem to have been produced using low quality materials. The room was depressing, with a dim light and cheap furniture. I humjry-Zoo/cing young men in cheap suits
not very bad, but not very good
Qnot very good /nDt veri 'god; especially spoken not good - use this when you are disappointed because you were expecting something better: "What was the movie like?" "Not very good, really." I He's been learning English for five years, but his pronunciation isn't very good.
Qnothing special /.плбиз spepi/
spoken not very bad, but not especially good: The town's nice, but the beach is nothing special. I "Was the food good?" "It tuas okay, but nothing special."
second-rate /.sekand 'reiU/ [adj] not as
good as other things of the same kind: a second-rate horror movie I It was a pretty awful speech, full of second-rate jokes.
mediocre /,ггихН'эокэг«/ [adj] something
that is mediocre is of a lower standard
than it should be, and does not show much
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quality or skilclass="underline" The team gave another mediocre performance last night. I He was trying to sell his mediocre paintings.
unpleasant events/ experiences/weather
bad /baed/ iadj] not at all pleasant, enjoyable, or successfuclass="underline" If the weather's bad. we could go to the museum instead. I I'm afraid I have some bad news. (=news of a bad event) I bad housing conditions I Terry started shouting at me, which just made things worse.
a bad day/year/time etc (=when a lot of unpleasant things happen) It had been a bad day, and I just wanted to go home.
The company has had a very bad year, and profits have fallen dramatically. bad - worse - worst
awful/terrible/horrible MA 'terjM 'hDr^lj-'h^, -ha:-/ [adj] very bad: I just