1·There was a long, pregnant silence, which Mrs. Madrigal punctuated by reaching for the cheque.
马德里加尔太太伸手去拿那支票，打破了那一阵长时间的、耐人寻味的沉默。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
2·His only reaction was a pregnant silence.
他唯一的反应是一阵意味深长的沉默。
3·Her eloquent argument was followed by a pregnant silence.
她的滔滔雄辩之后，紧接着的是意味深长的沉默。
4·With a slight bow, the beginnings of a Mona Lisa smile, and a pregnant silence, he ushered me into a waiting room.
他欠欠身子， 露出蒙娜丽莎般的微笑，有所期待似地沉默了一会儿，然后把我引进了一间候诊室。
5·This silence is pregnant with strangled screams.
这无声的寂静里充满着被扼杀的呐喊。