birth
n
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(a) [U] emergence of young from the mother's body; being born or bearing young 分娩; 出生; 生育
The father was present at the (moment of) birth. 嬰兒出生時其父親在場.
The baby weighed seven pounds at birth. 嬰兒出生時重七磅.
He has been blind from birth, ie all his life. 他自出生時就雙目失明.
(b) [C] instance of this 分娩; 出生; 生育
There were three births at the hospital yesterday. 昨天這所醫院里有三個嬰兒出生.
2 [C] (fig 比喻) coming into existence; beginning 起源; 開始
the birth of capitalism, socialism, a political party, an idea 資本主義、社會主義、一個政黨、一種思想的起源.
3 [U] family origin; descent 家庭出身; 門第
of noble birth, ie from an aristocratic family 高貴身世的(出身於貴族家庭)
She is English by birth but French by marriage. 她是英國血統, 但嫁給法國人而入了法國籍.
4 (idm 習語) give birth (to sb/sth) produce young 生孩子; 產仔
She gave birth (to a healthy baby) last night. 她昨天晚上生了(一個健康的嬰兒).
(fig 比喻) Marx's ideas gave birth to communism. 馬克思的思想孕育了共產主義.