[V-PASSIVE 被动动词]出生;诞生;为…所生 When a baby is born, it comes out of its mother's body at the beginning of its life. In formal English, if you say that someone is born of someone or to someone, you mean that person is their parent.
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My mother was 40 when I was born...
母亲生我时40岁。
She was born in London on April 29, 1923...
她1923年4月29日在伦敦出生。
He was born of German parents and lived most of his life abroad...
他的父母都是德国人,但他一生中大部分时间在国外度过。
Willie Smith was the second son born to Jean and Stephen.
威利·史密斯是琼和斯蒂芬生的第二个儿子。
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[V-PASSIVE 被动动词]生下来(有某种疾病或问题);天生(具有某种性格) If someone is born with a particular disease, problem, or characteristic, they have it from the time they are born.
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He was born with only one lung.
他生下来就只有一叶肺。
Some people are born brainy...
有些人天生聪明。
I think he was born to be editor of a tabloid newspaper...
我觉得他天生就是当小报编辑的料。
We are all born leaders; we just need the right circumstances in which to flourish.
我们每个人天生都具备领导者的素质;我们只是需要适当的环境来培养这种素质。
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[V-PASSIVE 被动动词](用于姓名前)出生(取名…的) You can use be born in front of a particular name to show that a person was given this name at birth, although they may be better known by another name.
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She was born Jenny Harvey on June 11, 1946.
她在1946年6月11号出生,取名叫珍妮·哈维。
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[ADJ 形容词]天生的 You use born to describe someone who has a natural ability to do a particular activity or job. For example, if you are a born cook, you have a natural ability to cook well.
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Jack was a born teacher.
杰克天生是个当老师的料。
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[V-PASSIVE 被动动词](思想、组织等)产生,诞生 When an idea or organization is born, it comes into existence. If something is born of a particular emotion or activity, it exists as a result of that emotion or activity.
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The idea for the show was born in his hospital room...
这个节目的构思是他在医院病房里想出来的。
Congress passed the National Security Act, and the CIA was born...
国会通过了《国家安全法》,中央情报局由此而诞生。
Energy conservation as a philosophy was born out of the 1973 oil crisis.
能源节约的理念产生于1973年的石油危机。
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verb★be born( used only in the passive, without by仅用于被动语态,不用 by) 1★(abbr.b. )to come out of your mother's body at the beginning of your life 出生;出世◆I was born in 1976.我生于 1976 年。◆She was born with a weak heart.她生来就有一个衰弱的心脏。borninto sth ◆She was born into a very musical family.她生于音乐之家。bornof/to sb ◆He was born of/to German parents.他的生身父母是德国人。+ adj.◆Her brother was born blind(= was blind when he was born).她的哥哥先天性失明。+ noun◆John Wayne was born Marion Michael Morrison (= that was his name at birth).约翰 · 韦恩出生时取名马里恩 · 迈克尔 · 莫里森。☞collocationsat
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2★(of an idea, an organization, a feeling, etc. 思想、机构、感情等)to start to exist 出现;形成;成立◆the city where the protest movement was born抗议运动发源的城市born(out) of sth ◆She acted with a courage born (out) of desperation.绝望驱使她鼓起勇气,作出行动。3-born( in compounds 构成复合词) born in the order, way, place, etc. mentioned 以…的顺序(或方式、地点等)出生的◆firstborn第一个孩子◆nobly-born出身贵族◆French-born法国出生的☞see also
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IDIOMSbe ˈborn to be/do sthto have sth as your destiny(= what is certain to happen to you) from birth 注定会成为;注定要做◆He was born to be a great composer.他是个天生的伟大作曲家。ˌborn and ˈbredborn and having grown up in a particular place with a particular background and education (在某地)出生长大;受过…薰陶◆He was born and bred in Boston.他生于波士顿,长于波士顿。◆I'm a Londoner, born and bred.我是个土生土长的伦敦人。born with a silver ˈspoon in your mouth( saying) having rich parents 生于富裕之家;出身富裕in all my born ˈdays( old-fashioned,informal) used when you are very surprised at sth you have never heard or seen before (表示惊讶)闻所未闻,见所未见◆I've never heard such nonsense in all my born days.我这辈子还从没听说过此等废话呢。not be born ˈyesterday( informal) used to say that you are not stupid enough to believe what sb is telling you (表示自己并不傻,不会轻信别人的话)◆Oh yeah? I wasn't born yesterday, you know.是吗?我可不是三岁的小孩子,你知道的。there's one born every ˈminute( saying) used to say that sb is very stupid 总有那种傻瓜☞more at
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n.adjective[only before noun ]having a natural ability or skill for a particular activity or job 天生(有某方面才能)的◆a born athlete/writer/leader天生的运动员╱作家╱领袖◆a born loser(= a person who always loses or is unsuccessful)永远的失败者born/bɔːn; NAmEbɔːrn/
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1be born when a person or animal is born, they come out of their mother’s body or out of an egg: Forty lambs were born this spring.born in Swift was born in 1667.born at Then, most babies were born at home.born on I was born on December 15th, 1973.be born into/to/of something (=be born in a particular situation, type of family etc) One third of all children are born into single-parent families.be born with something (=have a particular disease, type of character etc since birth) Jenny was born with a small hole in her heart. I was born and raised (=was born and grew up) in Alabama.be born blind/deaf etc (=be blind, deaf etc when born) a newly-born baby the queen’s firstborn sonbe born lucky/unlucky etc (=always be lucky, unlucky etc)Australian/French etc born (=born in or as a citizen of Australia etc) ► Don’t say ‘I born’, ‘I have been born’, or ‘I am born’. Say I was born: I was born in Pakistan.2start existing be born something that is born starts to exist: the country where the sport of cricket was bornborn (out) of (=as a result of a particular situation) The alliance was born of necessity in 1941. Bill spoke with a cynicism born of bitter experience.3born and bred born and having grown up in a particular place and having the typical qualities of someone from that place: I was born and bred in Liverpool.4be born to do/be something to be very suitable for a particular job, activity etc: He was born to be a politician.5I wasn’t born yesterday spoken used to tell someone you think is lying to you that you are not stupid enough to believe them6there’s one born every minute spoken used to say that someone has been very stupid or easily deceived7be born under a lucky/unlucky star to always have good or bad luck in your life8be born with a silver spoon in your mouth to be born into a rich family →
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1born leader/musician/teacher etc someone who has a strong natural ability to lead, play music etc: the skill of a born actor2born loser someone who always seems to have bad things happen to them3in all your born days old-fashioned used to express surprise or annoyance at something that you have never heard about before
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原型:born 是 bear 的过去分词
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出生的(90%),与生俱来的(9%),动词bear的过去分词.(1%)
v.出世(bear的过去分词)
adj.天生的
n.(Born)人名;(柬)邦;(英、西、俄、捷、德、瑞典、匈)博恩
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