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| 1 | never before noun when a baby is born , it comes out of its mother’ s body and starts its life . The time when you are born is your birth , and a mother gives birth to a baby 出生；诞生 |
| Her grandfather died before she was born. 她的祖父在她出生前就去世了。 |
| +in I was born in Tokyo. 我在东京出生。 |
| +on The twins were born on 29 August, 1962. 这对双胞胎出生于1962年8月29日。 |
| +into Meg was born into a large family. 梅格出生于一个大家庭。 |
| +to More children are now born to older women. 现在更多的孩子是由年龄较大的妇女所生。 |
| | 1a | used for saying where someone was born 生于…的 | | a German-born tennis player 出生于德国的网球运动员 | |
| | 1b | used for saying that someone had a particular condition , personal quality , name , or social status at the time when they were born 生来就有的 | | He was born blind. 他生来就是失明的。 | | In extreme cases, babies can be born addicted to heroin. 在极罕见的情况下婴儿可能生来就对海洛因上瘾。 | | George Washington Carver was born a slave. 乔治·华盛顿·卡弗生来就是个奴隶。 | | Elton John, born Reginald Dwight 埃尔顿·约翰，本名为雷金纳德·德怀特 | |
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| 2 | used for emphasizing that someone has a natural ability to do something well or to behave in a certain way 天生的；有天才的 |
| Natalie was born to be a dancer. 纳塔利是个天生的舞蹈家。 |
| a born salesman/leader/optimist 天生的推销员/领袖/乐观主义者 |
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| 3 | never before noun if a new organization , idea etc is born , it begins to exist （机构、想法等）问世的，诞生的 |
| the laboratory where nuclear physics was born 核物理学问世的实验室 |
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| - | be born with a silverspoon in your mouth
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| to have advantages because you come from a rich family |
| 含着银匙出生；生在富贵人家；生来富贵 |
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| - | born and bred
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| used for saying where someone was born and grew up |
| 土生土长的 |
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| Jane was born and bred in Seattle. 简在西雅图土生土长。 |
| He’ s a Londoner, born and bred. 他是个土生土长的伦敦人。 |
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| - | born of/out of sth
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| happening as the result of something |
| 是某事的结果 |
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| With a strength born of desperation, he forced open the door. 绝望带来的力量使他强行打开了门。 |
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| - | I wasn’ t born yesterday spoken
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| used for telling someone that you are not stupid enough to believe what they are saying |
| 别拿我当小孩哄骗 |
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| - | there’ s one born every minute spoken
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| used for saying that someone has been very stupid , especially because they have been tricked into doing something |
| （尤指某人已被骗做某事后）随时会上当的，极其愚蠢的 |
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