birth
noun
bɜːθ
noun
1
give birth (to sb)
if
a
woman
gives
birth,
she
produces
a
baby
from
her
body
生孩子; 生下(某人)
Patsy
was
celebrating
last
night
after
giving
birth
to
twins.
帕齐生下一对双胞胎,昨天晚上在庆祝。
2
the
time
when
a
baby
comes
out
of
its
mother’s
body
出生; 分娩
C,U
3
the
time
when
something
new
starts
to
exist
〔新事物的〕诞生,出现
singular 单数
[+
of
]
the
birth
of
a
nation
一个国家的诞生
The
film
gave
birth
to
a
TV
show
of
the
same
name.
这部电影孕育了一部同名的电视剧。
4
the
character,
language,
social
position
etc
that
you
have
because
of
the
family
or
country
you
come
from
出身; 血统; 家世,家系
U
a
woman
of
noble
birth
一个出身高贵的女子
French/German
etc
by
birth