1 V-PASSIVE 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. 出生；诞生；为…所生
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My mother was 40 when I was born. [be VERB-ed]
母亲生我时40岁。
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She was born in London on April 29, 1923. [be VERB-ed]
她1923年4月29日在伦敦出生。
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He was born of German parents and lived most of his life abroad. [be V-ed + of/to]
他的父母都是德国人，但他一生中大部分时间在国外度过。
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Willie Smith was the second son born to Jean and Stephen. [V-ed + of/to]
威利·史密斯是琼和斯蒂芬生的第二个儿子。
SYN brought into this world, delivered
2 V-PASSIVE [no cont] 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. 生下来（有某种疾病或问题）；天生（具有某种性格）
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He was born with only one lung. [be VERB-ed + with]
他生下来就只有一叶肺。
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Some people are born brainy. [be VERB-ed adj.ive]
有些人天生聪明。
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I think he was born to be editor of a tabloid newspaper. [be VERB-ed to-infinitive]
我觉得他天生就是当小报编辑的料。
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We are all born leaders; we just need the right circumstances in which to flourish. [be VERB-ed noun]
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。
3 V-PASSIVE [no cont] （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. （用于姓名前）出生（取名…的） [formal]
4 ADJ [ADJ n] 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. 天生的
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Jack was a born teacher.
杰克天生是个当老师的料。
5 V-PASSIVE （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. （思想、组织等）产生，诞生 [formal]
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The idea for the show was born in his hospital room. [be VERB-ed]
这个节目的构思是他在医院病房里想出来的。
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Congress passed the National Security Act, and the CIA was born. [be VERB-ed]
国会通过了《国家安全法》，中央情报局由此而诞生。
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Energy conservation as a philosophy was born out of the 1973 oil crisis. [be V-ed + out of/of]
能源节约的理念产生于1973年的石油危机。
6 See also: -born first born newborn
7 to be born and bred→see: breed to be born with a silver spoon in your mouth→see: spoon
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