birth

noun

/bɜːθ/

/bɜːrθ/

Idioms

[uncountable, countable] the time when a baby is born; the process of being born出生；诞生；分娩
- at birth The baby weighed three kilos at birth.婴儿出生时体重为三公斤。
- Global life expectancy at birth is about 72 years.全球的出生时预期寿命约为 72 岁。
- 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
- from birth 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。
- They are at increased risk of low birth weight.他们出生体重过轻的风险增加。
- You need to show a copy of your birth certificate.您需要出示出生证明的副本。
- The risk of premature birth increases markedly after 35.35岁以后早产的风险显着增加。
- Please provide your complete birth name and birth date. 请提供您的完整出生姓名和出生日期。
Wordfinder
- baby
- birth
- child
- dummy
- feed
- incubator
- nappy
- pram
- premature
- teethe
Collocations Children
ChildrenHaving a baby/child
- want a baby/a child/kids
- start a family
- conceive/be expecting/be going to have a baby/child
- miss your period
- become/get/be/find out that you are pregnant
- have a baby/a child/kids/a son/a daughter/twins/a family
- have a normal/a difficult/an unwanted pregnancy; an easy/a difficult/a home birth
- be in/go into/induce labour (especially US English) labor
- have/suffer/cause a miscarriage
- give birth to a child/baby/daughter/son/twins
Parenting
- bring up/ (especially North American English) raise a child/family
- care for/ (especially British English) look after a baby/child/kid
- change (British English) a nappy/(North American English) a diaper/a baby
- feed/breastfeed/bottle-feed a baby
- be entitled to/go on maternity/paternity leave
- go back/return to work after maternity leave
- need/find/get a babysitter/good quality affordable childcare
- balance/combine work and childcare/child-rearing/family life
- educate/teach/home-school a child/kid
- punish/discipline/spoil a child/kid
- adopt a baby/child/kid
- offer a baby for/put a baby up for adoption
- (especially British English) foster a child/kid
- be placed with/be raised by foster parents
Wordfinder
- birth
- breech birth
- caesarean section
- contraction
- deliver
- induce
- labour
- midwife
- obstetrics
- umbilical cord
Extra Examples
- He was anxiously awaiting the birth of his child.他在焦急地等待孩子出生。
- They recently celebrated the birth of their second daughter.不久前他们庆祝了第二个女儿降生。
- You should prepare a birth plan with your obstetrician.你应该跟你的产科大夫一起制订一个分娩计划。
- Better living conditions mean more live births and fewer stillbirths.生活条件改善就会有较多的活产，较少的死产。
- a registry of births, marriages and deaths出生、结婚和死亡的登记
Topics Life stagesa2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- live
- normal
- difficult
- …
verb + birth
- give
- register
- celebrate
- …
birth + noun
- certificate
- records
- date
- …
preposition
- at birth
- at a/the birth
- during a/the birth
- …
phrases
- births, deaths and marriages
- births, marriages and deaths
- your date of birth
- …
[singular] the beginning of a new situation, idea, place, etc.创始；起源
- This declaration marked the birth of a new society in South Africa.这份宣言标志着一个新社会在南非诞生了。
- He was a medical student years before the birth of psychoanalysis.在精神分析诞生前几年，他是一名医学生。
[uncountable] a person’s origin or the social position of their family出身；门第
- Anne was French by birth but lived most of her life in Italy.安妮在血统上是法国人，但一生大部分时间住在意大利。
- a woman of noble birth出身贵族的女子
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- live
- normal
- difficult
- …
verb + birth
- give
- register
- celebrate
- …
birth + noun
- certificate
- records
- date
- …
preposition
- at birth
- at a/the birth
- during a/the birth
- …
phrases
- births, deaths and marriages
- births, marriages and deaths
- your date of birth
- …

Word OriginMiddle English: from Old Norse byrth; related to the verb bear.

Idioms

give birth (to somebody/something)

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。

单词	birth
释义	birth noun /bɜːθ/ /bɜːrθ/ Idioms [uncountable, countable] the time when a baby is born; the process of being born出生；诞生；分娩 at birth The baby weighed three kilos at birth.婴儿出生时体重为三公斤。 Global life expectancy at birth is about 72 years.全球的出生时预期寿命约为 72 岁。 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 from birth 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。 They are at increased risk of low birth weight.他们出生体重过轻的风险增加。 You need to show a copy of your birth certificate.您需要出示出生证明的副本。 The risk of premature birth increases markedly after 35.35岁以后早产的风险显着增加。 Please provide your complete birth name and birth date. 请提供您的完整出生姓名和出生日期。 Wordfinder baby birth child dummy feed incubator nappy pram premature teethe Collocations ChildrenChildrenHaving a baby/child want a baby/a child/kids start a family conceive/be expecting/be going to have a baby/child miss your period become/get/be/find out that you are pregnant have a baby/a child/kids/a son/a daughter/twins/a family have a normal/a difficult/an unwanted pregnancy; an easy/a difficult/a home birth be in/go into/induce labour (especially US English) labor have/suffer/cause a miscarriage give birth to a child/baby/daughter/son/twins Parenting bring up/ (especially North American English) raise a child/family care for/ (especially British English) look after a baby/child/kid change (British English) a nappy/(North American English) a diaper/a baby feed/breastfeed/bottle-feed a baby be entitled to/go on maternity/paternity leave go back/return to work after maternity leave need/find/get a babysitter/good quality affordable childcare balance/combine work and childcare/child-rearing/family life educate/teach/home-school a child/kid punish/discipline/spoil a child/kid adopt a baby/child/kid offer a baby for/put a baby up for adoption (especially British English) foster a child/kid be placed with/be raised by foster parents Wordfinder birth breech birth caesarean section contraction deliver induce labour midwife obstetrics umbilical cord Extra Examples He was anxiously awaiting the birth of his child.他在焦急地等待孩子出生。 They recently celebrated the birth of their second daughter.不久前他们庆祝了第二个女儿降生。 You should prepare a birth plan with your obstetrician.你应该跟你的产科大夫一起制订一个分娩计划。 Better living conditions mean more live births and fewer stillbirths.生活条件改善就会有较多的活产，较少的死产。 a registry of births, marriages and deaths出生、结婚和死亡的登记 Topics Life stagesa2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective live normal difficult … verb + birth give register celebrate … birth + noun certificate records date … preposition at birth at a/the birth during a/the birth … phrases births, deaths and marriages births, marriages and deaths your date of birth … [singular] the beginning of a new situation, idea, place, etc.创始；起源 This declaration marked the birth of a new society in South Africa.这份宣言标志着一个新社会在南非诞生了。 He was a medical student years before the birth of psychoanalysis.在精神分析诞生前几年，他是一名医学生。 [uncountable] a person’s origin or the social position of their family出身；门第 Anne was French by birth but lived most of her life in Italy.安妮在血统上是法国人，但一生大部分时间住在意大利。 a woman of noble birth出身贵族的女子 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective live normal difficult … verb + birth give register celebrate … birth + noun certificate records date … preposition at birth at a/the birth during a/the birth … phrases births, deaths and marriages births, marriages and deaths your date of birth … Word OriginMiddle English: from Old Norse byrth; related to the verb bear. Idioms give birth (to somebody/something) 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。
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