单词 | birth |
释义 | birth¹ 1.+of person, animal分娩;生产 It was the birth of his grandchildren which gave him greatest pleasure.孙儿辈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, 直到孩子出生。 at birth在出生时 She weighed 5lb 7oz at birth.她出生时重5磅7盎司。 to give birth生孩子;产崽 She's due to give birth at any moment.她随时可能分娩。 to give birth to sb + baby生(孩子) She's just given birth to a baby girl.她刚生了个女儿。 + animal产(崽) The females congregate every spring to give birth to their young.这些雌性动物每到春天便聚集在一起产崽。 2.(act of being born)出生;诞生 premature births早产 by birth在血统上;就出生地而言 He was an Iranian by birth.他在血统上是伊朗人。 of your birth出生的 I was going to have to leave the place of my birth.我将不得不离开我的出生地。 3.+of organization创始;诞生;+of phenomenon出现;起源 the birth of popular democracy人民民主的诞生 to give birth to sth + institution, idea使产生;使诞生 The great thinkers of that time gave birth to some interesting ideas.那个时期的伟大思想家们产生了一些有趣的想法。 These events gave birth to the Solidarity trade union.这些事件使团结工会得以成立。 4.(ancestry)世系;血统;出身 His birth, background, and career show that you can make it on merit alone.他的出身、背景和职业表明, 一个人仅凭自己的能力就可以取得成功。 men of low birth出身卑微的人 of noble birth出身高贵的;贵族出身的 He was not of noble birth, and the nobility looked down on him.他不是贵族出身, 因此贵族们瞧不起他。 5.<古>(offspring)孩子;子孙;崽 birth² 生(孩子) |
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