born
verb
adj
bɔːn verb
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be born I was born
when a person or animal is born, they come out of their mother’s body or out of an egg Do not say 不要说 ‘I born’, ‘I have been born’, or ‘I am born’. Say 而要说 I was born
Forty lambs were born this spring.
今年春天有 40 只小羊羔出生。
[+ in ]
Swift was born in 1667.
斯威夫特生于 1667 年。
[+ at ]
Then, most babies were born at home.
那个时候，大多数小孩都在家里出生。
[+ on ]
I was born on December 15th, 1973.
我生于 1973 年 12 月 15 日。
be born into/to/of sth (be born in a particular situation, type of family etc) 出生于某种境况[家庭等]
One-third of all children are born into single-parent families.
有三分之一的孩子都生于单亲家庭。
be born with sth (have a particular disease, type of character etc since birth) 生来就有某种疾病[性格等]
Jenny was born with a small hole in her heart.
珍妮生下来就有心肌缺损。
I was born and raised (=born and grew up) in Alabama.
我生于阿拉巴马，长于阿拉巴马。
be born blind/deaf etc
a newly-born baby
新生儿，初生婴儿
the queen’s firstborn son
女王的长子
be born lucky/unlucky etc
Australian/French etc born
He was born in Pakistan.
他在巴基斯坦出生。
2
START EXISTING
开始存在
something that is born starts to exist 产生，出现，形成
the country where the sport of cricket was born
板球运动起源的国家
[+ (out) of ] (=existing as a result of a particular situation) 因为…而成立[产生]
The alliance was born of necessity in 1941.
1941 年因为时局需要成立了这个联盟。
Bill spoke with a cynicism born of bitter experience.
比尔说话尖酸刻薄，那是因为他曾经有过痛苦的遭遇。
3
born and bred
born and having grown up in a particular place and having the typical qualities of someone from that place 土生土长
I was born and bred in Liverpool.
我生于利物浦，长于利物浦。
4
be born to do/be sth
to be very suitable for a particular job, activity etc 天生适合做某事/从事某项工作 （活动 ）
He was born to be a politician.
他天生就是个政治家。
5
I wasn’t born yesterday
used to tell someone you think is lying to you that you are not stupid enough to believe them [口] 我又不是三岁小孩 spoken
6
there’s one born every minute
used to say that someone has been very stupid or easily deceived [口] 总有那种傻瓜 spoken
7
be born under a lucky/unlucky star
to always have good or bad luck in your life 生来就幸运/不幸，天生走运/倒霉
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be born with a silver spoon in your mouth
to be born into a rich family 含着银匙出生，生在富贵人家
adj
9
born leader/musician/teacher etc
someone who has a strong natural ability to lead, play music etc 天生的领袖/音乐家/教师等
the skill of a born actor
天生的演员的本领
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born loser
someone who always seems to have bad things happen to them 永远的失败者，天生的倒霉蛋
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in all your born days
used to express surprise or annoyance at something that you have never heard about before [过时] 在我的一生中，我这辈子〔表示惊讶或恼怒〕 old-fashioned