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词组 birth
释义 birth
birthn. [bɜːθ] (births)
双解释义
1. U 出生,分娩,生育  emergence of young from the mother's body; being born or bearing young
2. C 起源  coming into existence; beginning
3. U 门第,出身  family origin; descent
基本要点
1. birth的基本意思是“出生,分娩,生育”,指一个新生命的诞生。引申可指一件事情的最初形成,即“起源”,或指一个人的背景及家庭状况,即“门第,出身”。
2. birth多用作不可数名词,偶尔也可用作可数名词。
3. birth的复数形式为births,指两个或两个以上孩子的诞生。
4. birth后可接of短语表示“出身于…”, birth前不可加定冠词。
词汇搭配
动词+~
 announce ~ 宣布诞生
 celebrate the ~ of 庆祝…的诞生
 give ~ 生,引起
 register ~ 登记出生
 value ~ 看重出身
形容词+~
 difficult ~ 难产
 multiple ~ 多胎产
 new ~ 新生
~+名词
 ~ certificate 出生证
 ~ control 避孕
 ~ pill 避孕丸
介词+~
 at ~ 在出生时
 by ~ 在血统上
 from ~ 出生以来
句型例句
 He has been dumb from birth. 他生来就是哑巴。
 The father was present at the birth. 婴儿出世时,其父亲在场。
 The baby weighed seven pounds at birth. 婴儿出生时重7磅。
 The child's birth occurred at 2 p.m.. 这孩子是下午2时出生的。
 It was in Asia that the world's greatest cultures had their birth. 世界上最伟大的文化都起源于亚洲。
 She is English by birth but French by marriage. 她是英国血统,但嫁给了法国人而加入了法国国籍。
 He valued birth above accomplishments. 他把出身看得重于才能。
常用短语
 ♣ give birth to
 生,引起,产生 bear; cause
 The dog gave birth to four puppies. 那条狗产了四条小狗。
 The scientist's experiments gave birth to a new drug. 那位科学家的实验产生了一种新药。
正误解析
 那天晚上报告说有三个婴儿诞生了。
 [误] The births of three boys were reported that night.
 [误] Three boys' births were reported that night.
 [正] Three births were reported that night.
 [析] birth的复数births可以表示两个或两个以上的孩子出生,但用在介词of前面或用在名词所有格的后面时则用单数形式。
补充资料
 [同义词] appearance, coming, creation
 [反义词] death, passing
 [词源] 古英语beran(分娩)
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