birth
柯林斯词典
1. N-VAR When a baby is born, you refer to this event as his or her birth. 出生
It was the birth of his grandchildren that gave him greatest pleasure. 是孙儿孙女们的降生给了他最大的欢乐。
She weighed 5lb 7oz at birth. 她出生时重5磅7盎司。
2. N-UNCOUNT You can refer to the beginning or origin of something as its birth. 开始; 起源
...the birth of popular democracy. …人民民主的开始
3. N-UNCOUNT Some people talk about a person's birth when they are referring to the social position of the person's family. 出身
...men of low birth. …出身低微的男人们。
4. →see also date of birth
5. PHRASE If, for example, you are French by birth, you are French because your parents are French, or because you were born in France. 在血统上
Sadrudin was an Iranian by birth. 萨德鲁丁在血统上是伊朗人。
6. PHRASE When a woman gives birth, she produces a baby from her body. 分娩
She's just given birth to a baby girl. 她刚刚生下一个女婴。
7. PHRASE To give birth to something such as an idea means to cause it to start to exist. 使产生
In 1980, strikes at the Lenin shipyards gave birth to the Solidarity trade union. 1980年，列宁造船厂的罢工导致团结工会的建立。
8. PHRASE The country, town, or village of your birth is the place where you were born. 出生地
He left the town of his birth five years later for Australia. 他5年后离开故乡去了澳大利亚。
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birth /bɜːθ/ (births)
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- I weighed 10 lb at birth.
- Elaine and Ian Gibson proudly announce the birth of their son , John Maurice.
- She's been blind since birth.
- I've filled in the form , but you still need to insert your bank details and date of birth.
- Research has demonstrated that babies can recognize their mother's voice very soon after birth.
the time when a baby or young animal comes out of its mother's body
出生
It was a difficult birth. 那是一次难产。
He weighed eight pounds at birth. 他出生时体重8磅。
More men are present at the births of their children these days . 现在更多的父亲在孩子出生时也在场。
The application form will ask for your country /place of birth (= where you were born ). 申请表上会要求你填写出生国籍／出生地。
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a child that is born
婴儿
The percentage of live births (= children who are born alive and continue to live ) continues to increase . 婴儿成活率不断提高。
Registration of births and deaths became compulsory in 1871. 出生登记和死亡登记于1871年成为一种强制性的义务。
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the position of the family into which you are born , especially its social position
（尤指标志社会地位的）血统，出身
He had received all the advantages of birth (= having been born into a family of a high social class ) and an expensive education . 他出身高贵且接受了良好的教育。
American, Italian, etc. by birth
born in a particular place or having parents of a particular nationality
生于美国（意大利等）
Oscar Wilde was Irish by birth. 奥斯卡·王尔德生于爱尔兰。
the beginning of something
起源；根源
These asteroids were formed at the birth of the solar system . 这些小行星是在太阳系形成时生成的。
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