birth [bɜːθ]
n.出生，分娩；出身，血统；起源，开始；出现
【搭】birth rate 出生率；give birth to 出生；date of birth 出生日期
详细含义分解：
noun
含义精学1：
[U, C] 出生；诞生；分娩the time when a baby is born; the process of being born
【例】The baby weighed three kilos at birth .婴儿出生时体重为三公斤。
【例】John was present at the birth of both his children.约翰的两个孩子出生时他均在场。
【例】It was a difficult birth.那是一次难产。
a hospital/home birth 在医院里 / 家中的分娩
【例】Mark has been blind from birth .马克先天失明。
【例】Please state your date and place of birth .请说明你的出生日期和地点。
含义精学2：
[sing.] 创始；起源the beginning of a new situation, idea, place, etc.
the birth of a new society in South Africa 南非一个新社会的诞生
含义精学3：
[U] 出身；门第a person's origin or the social position of their family
【例】Anne was French by birth but lived most of her life in Italy.安妮在血统上是法国人，但大部分时间住在意大利。
a woman of noble birth 出身贵族的女子
习语
give birth (to sb/sth)
生孩子；产仔to produce a baby or young animal
【例】She died shortly after giving birth.她生下孩子后不久便死了。
【例】Mary gave birth to a healthy baby girl.玛丽生了个健康的女婴。
【例】(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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