The word "birth" refers to the event of a baby being born. It can also signify the beginning or origin of something, or a person's social standing based on their family background. Additionally, "birth" is used in phrases like "give birth to" (to produce a baby or an idea) and "by birth" (indicating one's origin).
The word "birth" refers to the event of a baby being born. It can also signify the beginning or origin of something, or a person's social standing based on their family background. Additionally, "birth" is used in phrases like "give birth to" (to produce a baby or an idea) and "by birth" (indicating one's origin).
[N-VAR 可变名词]出生;降生;出世 When a baby is born, you refer to this event as his or her birth .
It was the birth of his grandchildren which gave him greatest pleasure...
孙子孙女的出生给他带来了极大的快乐。
She concealed her pregnancy right up to the moment of birth...
她隐瞒了自己怀孕的事,直到孩子出世。
She weighed 5lb 7oz at birth.
她出生时体重是5磅7盎司。
...premature births.
早产
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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]诞生;产生;出现;起源 You can refer to the beginning or origin of something as its birth .
[with poss]
...the birth of popular democracy.
人民民主的诞生
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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]出身;家世;门第 Some people talk about a person's birth when they are referring to the social position of the person's family.
[usu supp N]
...men of low birth...
出身卑微的人
His birth, background and career show that you can make it in this country on merit alone.
他的出身、背景和职业表明,在这个国家仅凭自己的能力就可以取得成功。
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home birth
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[PHRASE 短语]在血统上;生来 If, for example, you are French by birth, you are French because your parents are French, or because you were born in France.
[adj/n PHR]
Sadrudin was an Iranian by birth.
萨德尔丁是伊朗血统。
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[PHRASE 短语]生(孩子);分娩;生育 When a woman gives birth, she produces a baby from her body.
[V inflects]
She's just given birth to a baby girl...
她刚生了一个女孩。
She's due to give birth at any moment.
她随时可能分娩。
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[PHRASE 短语]使产生;使诞生 To give birth to something such as an idea means to cause it to start to exist.
[V inflects]
In 1980, strikes at the Lenin Shipyards gave birth to the Solidarity trade union.
1980年,列宁造船厂的罢工致使团结工会得以成立。
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[PHRASE 短语]出生的(地方) The country, town, or village of your birth is the place where you were born.
[n PHR]
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birth★/bɜːθ; NAmEbɜːrθ/noun1★[uncountable , countable ]the time when a baby is born; the process of being born 出生;诞生;分娩◆The baby weighed three kilos at birth.婴儿出生时体重为三公斤。◆John was present at the birth of both his children.约翰的两个孩子出生时他均在场。◆It was a difficult birth.那是一次难产。◆a hospital/home birth在医院里╱家中的分娩◆Mark has been blind from birth.马克先天失明。◆Please state your date and place of birth.请列明你的出生日期和地点。☞collocationsat
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2★[singular ]the beginning of a new situation, idea, place, etc. 创始;起源◆the birth of a new society in South Africa南非一个新社会的诞生3★[uncountable ]a person's origin or the social position of their family 出身;门第◆Anne was French by birthbut lived most of her life in Italy. 安妮在血统上是法国人,但大部份时间住在意大利。◆a woman of noble birth出身贵族的女子IDIOM★give ˈbirth (to sb/sth)to produce a baby or young animal 生孩子;产崽◆She died shortly after giving birth.她生下孩子后不久便死了。◆Mary gave birth to a healthy baby girl.玛丽生了个健康的女婴。◆( figurative) It was the study of history that gave birth to the social sciences.对历史的研究孕育了社会科学。birthbirthsbirthedbirthingbirth/bɜːθ; NAmEbɜːrθ/
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birthbirth /bɜːθ $ bɜːrθ/ ●●●S2W2 noun
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1give birth (to somebody) if a woman gives birth, she produces a baby from her body: Patsy was celebrating last night after giving birth to twins.2[countable, uncountable] the time when a baby comes out of its mother’s body: Congratulations on the birth of your daughter! He only weighed 2 kilos at birth. Henry has been blind from birth. What’s your date of birth? The exact place of birth is not recorded. They believe that the position of the planets at the time of birth determines the fate of the individual. More and more women are choosing to have home births. Smoking in pregnancy has been linked to premature birth. the association between birth weight and blood pressure The drug was found to cause serious birth defects.3[singular] the time when something new starts to existbirth of the birth of a nation The film gave birth to a TV show of the same name.► see thesaurus at
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4[uncountable] the character, language, social position etc that you have because of the family or country you come from: a woman of noble birthFrench/German etc by birthCOLLOCATIONS– Meaning 2phrasessomebody’s date of birth especially British English, somebody’s birth date especially American English (=the day, month and year you were born)· Please give your name, address, and date of birth.somebody’s place/country of birth· I wanted to find out my father’s place of birth.birth +NOUNbirth weight (=a baby’s weight when it is born)· Many factors may affect a baby’s birth weight.a birth certificate (=an official document showing when and where you were born)the birth rate (=the number of babies born somewhere)· The country’s birth rate has decreased dramatically.a birth defect (=something wrong with a baby when it is born)· About 11% of babies have birth defects.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + birtha premature birth (=when a baby is born before the normal time)· Many babies survive premature births.a multiple birth (=when a woman has two or more babies at the same time)· The chance of a multiple birth is about 1 in 100 for the average woman.a home birth (=when a woman gives birth at home, not in a hospital)· I decided I wanted a home birth for my second child.
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[bɜ:θ]birthed, birthing, births
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出生(64%),诞生(16%),分娩(11%),血统(4%),产生(4%),有血亲关系的(1%)
n.出生;血统,出身;起源
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