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词组 born
释义 born
bornadj. [bɔːn]
双解释义
1. 出生的,问世的,诞生的  brought into existence by or as if by birth
2. 天生的,命中注定的  having a specific natural quality or ability; having a stated quality from or as if from birth
基本要点
1. born的基本意思是“出生的”,引申可表示“问世的,诞生的,天生的”。
2. born既可作定语修饰名词,又可作be的表语,也可作状语修饰形容词。
3. born无比较级和最高级。
词汇搭配
~+名词
 ~ leader 天生的领袖
 ~ loser 天生的庸才
 ~ sportsman 天生的运动员
 ~ writer 天生的作家
~+介词
 ~ of 出生于…家庭,出于
 ~ of a desire 出于某种愿望
 ~ of a worker family 出生于工人家庭
 ~ of poor parents 出生于贫苦人家
 ~ to 生而享有…的,生而处于…情况的
 ~ to wealth 生而富有
句型例句
用作定语
▲ ~+n.
 He is a born leader. 他天生是个领袖。
 The operation on the newborn infant was a failure. 关于新生儿的手术是失败了。
▲ n.+~
 Only someone born in the United States can be elected as President. 只有在美国出生的人才可以被选为总统。
用作表语
▲ S+be+~
 The baby can cry as soon as he is born. 婴儿生下来就会哭。
▲ S+be+~+prep.-phrase
 He was born of a peasant family. 他生于一个农民家庭。
 Three generations of the family have been born and brought up in this old house. 这个家族的三代人都是在这栋古老的房子里出生和成长的。
▲ S+be+~+to-v
 She was born to succeed. 她注定会成功的。
用作状语
▲ ~+adj.
 I think he was born stupid. 我认为他生来就愚笨。
 He was born subnormal and will never learn to read. 他天生智力低下,永远无法学会阅读。
常用短语
 ♣ be born before one's time
 思想比同时代的人先进,跑在时代前头  anticipate later ideas〔opinions〕
 Leonardo designed flying machines before anyone had invented engines to power them, he was born before his time. 伦纳德在有人发明引擎作动力以前就设计了飞行器,他跑在了时代的前头。
 ♣ born with a silver spoon in one's mouth
 出生在特权人家,出生在富贵人家  born with inherited privilege〔wealth〕
 She was born with a silver spoon in her mouth and has never done a day's hard work in her life. 她出生于富贵人家,一生中从来没有做过一天的苦活。
 ♣ in all one's born days
 一生 for ever; in life
 In all my born days I've never seen a dog with green eyes. 我一生中从未见过绿眼睛的狗。
 ♣ not born yesterday
 一点不傻,不易受骗 not a fool〔inexperienced〕 person
 Father wasn't born yesterday; you cannot take him in with any sample tale. 别以为父亲一无所知,简单的谎言骗不了他。
词语辨异
 ♣ 下面两个句子意思不同:
Li Zhengdao is a Chinese-born American scientist.
李政道是位美籍华人科学家。
Rosebery is a China-born American scientist.
罗斯伯里是位生于中国的美国科学家

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