birth
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++birth /bɜːθ $ bɜːrθ/ ●●● S2 W2 noun 1 give birth (to somebody) MBif 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 [countable, uncountable]MB the time when a baby comes out of its mother’s body 出生；分娩 Congratulations on the birth of your daughter! 恭喜你生了个女儿！ He only weighed 2 kilos at birth. 他出生时体重只有两公斤。 Henry has been blind from birth. 亨利先天失明。 What’s your date of birth? 你的出生日期是哪一天？ The exact place of birth is not recorded. 确切的出生地没有记录。 They believe that the position of the planets at the time of birth determines the fate of the individual. 他们相信，出生时的星象决定了一个人的命运。 More and more women are choosing to have home births. 越来越多的女性选择在家分娩。 Smoking in pregnancy has been linked to premature birth. 孕期吸烟已被认为与早产有关联。 the association between birth weight and blood pressure 出生体重和血压的关系 The drug was found to cause serious birth defects. 这种药被发现可造成严重的先天缺陷。3 [singular]BEGINNING the time when something new starts to exist 〔新事物的〕诞生，出现birth 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. 这部电影催生了一部同名的电视剧。► see thesaurus at beginning4 [uncountable]SANCOME FROM/ORIGINATE 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 a woman of noble birth 一位出身于贵族的女子French/German etc by birth 法国/德国等血统n COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 2: the time when a baby comes out of its mother’s bodyphrasessomebody’s date of birth especially British English, somebody’s birth date especially American English (=the day, month and year you were born)Please give your name, address, and date of birth.somebody’s place/country of birthI wanted to find out my father’s place of birth.birth +NOUNbirth weight (=a baby’s weight when it is born)Many factors may affect a baby’s birth weight.a birth certificate (=an official document showing when and where you were born)the birth rate (=the number of babies born somewhere)The country’s birth rate has decreased dramatically.a birth defect (=something wrong with a baby when it is born)About 11% of babies have birth defects.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + birth a premature birth (=when a baby is born before the normal time)Many babies survive premature births.a multiple birth (=when a woman has two or more babies at the same time)The chance of a multiple birth is about 1 in 100 for the average woman.a home birth (=when a woman gives birth at home, not in a hospital)I decided I wanted a home birth for my second child.
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birth• Most birds cannot identify their parents at birth and simply follow the first moving object they see.• Childless, they were free, not constrained - constraining - links between birth and death.• It was a very difficult birth.• Two months later she gave birth to a female child who was born with club feet.• In a large sample of adolescents low birth weight was associated with increased prevalence of asthma.• Low birth weight is another measure of the well-being of infants and children.• It's quite common now for fathers to be present at the birth of their babies.• This causes temporary softening of the ligaments in preparation for the birth.• Congratulations on the birth of your daughter!• the birth of a nation• the birth of photography• That your children love you back is nearly as miraculous as their birth.• There have been three births in our family this year.date of birth• It was in a box and marked with 66-year-old Beryl's name, address and date of birth.• During the 5 minute hearing Mr Yates spoke twice, to confirm his name and date of birth.• You must give your correct date of birth, because in many cases it will affect the validity of your licence.• The databases often contain Social Security numbers, dates of birth and current and prior addresses.• His origins, date of birth, and education are unknown.• They represent a man's date of birth, a driving licence number and an identity number.• Please show date of birth for Junior Championship contenders.• Um, and I need your date of birth.gave birth to• The era also gave birth to a whole array of new social problems.• The woman later gave birth to a healthy baby in a subsequent pregnancy.• The 35-year-old gave birth to his son a year ago and stood up for her husband during his trial.• Two months later she gave birth to a female child who was born with club feet.• They bought a home in suburban Maryland, and a year later she gave birth to their daughter, Patricia.• And when she gave birth to an eight-pound baby boy the whole family expressed amazement at such a miracle.• A checkered garter snake gave birth to three baby snakes in the ginger belt at the edge of the rain forest.• C., where last month his wife gave birth to their third child.Origin birth (1200-1300) Old Norse byrthbirth noun →n COLLOCATIONS1LDOCE OnlineChinese
she from if a baby her a birth, Corpus produces gives woman
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birth S2 W2 /bɜːθ $ bɜːrθ/
noun
Patsy was celebrating last night after giving birth to twins.
2. [uncountable and countable] the time when a baby comes out of its mother’s body:
Congratulations on the birth of your daughter!
He only weighed 2 kilos at birth.
Henry has been blind from birth.
What’s your date of birth?
The exact place of birth is not recorded.
They believe that the position of the planets at the time of birth determines the fate of the individual.
More and more women are choosing to have home births.
Smoking in pregnancy has been linked to premature birth.
the association between birth weight and blood pressure
The drug was found to cause serious birth defects.
3. [singular] the time when something new starts to exist
birth of
the birth of a nation
The film gave birth to a TV show of the same name.
4. [uncountable] the character, language, social position etc that you have because of the family or country you come from:
a woman of noble birth
French/German etc by birth
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▪sb’s date of birth especially British English, sb’s birth date especially American English (=the day, month and year you were born) Please give your name, address, and date of birth.
▪sb’s place/country of birth I wanted to find out my father’s place of birth.
■ birth +NOUN
▪birth weight (=a baby’s weight when it is born) Many factors may affect a baby’s birth weight.
▪a birth certificate (=an official document showing when and where you were born)
▪the birth rate (=the number of babies born somewhere) The country’s birth rate has decreased dramatically.
▪a birth defect (=something wrong with a baby when it is born) About 11% of babies have birth defects.
■ ADJECTIVES/NOUN + birth
▪a premature birth (=when a baby is born before the normal time) Many babies survive premature births.
▪a multiple birth (=when a woman has two or more babies at the same time) The chance of a multiple birth is about 1 in 100 for the average woman.
▪a home birth (=when a woman gives birth at home, not in a hospital) I decided I wanted a home birth for my second child.
▪ beginning the first part of something such as a story, event, or period of time: The beginning of the movie is very violent. | Let’s go back to the beginning.
▪start the beginning of something, or the way something begins: Tomorrow marks the start of the presidential election campaign. | It was not a good start to the day. | The runners lined up for the start of the race.
▪commencement formal the beginning of something – used especially in official contexts: the commencement of the academic year | the commencement of the contract
▪origin the point from which something starts to exist: He wrote a book about the origins of the universe. | The tradition has its origins in medieval times.
▪the onset of something the time when something bad begins, such as illness, old age, or cold weather: the onset of winter | An active lifestyle can delay the onset of many diseases common to aging.
▪dawn literary the beginning of an important period of time in history: People have worshipped gods since the dawn of civilization.
▪birth the beginning of something important that will change many people’s lives: the birth of democracy in South Africa | the birth of the environmental movement
birth S2 W2 /bɜːθ $ bɜːrθ/
noun Date: 1200-1300
Language: Old Norse
Origin: byrth
1. give birth (to somebody) if a woman gives birth, she produces a baby from her body:Language: Old Norse
Origin: byrth
2. [uncountable and countable] the time when a baby comes out of its mother’s body:
3. [singular] the time when something new starts to exist
birth of
4. [uncountable] the character, language, social position etc that you have because of the family or country you come from:
French/German etc by birth
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Having a baby/child 怀孕
want a baby/a child/kids想要孩子 start a family生孩子 conceive/be expecting/be going to have a baby/child怀孕 miss your period月经未按期来 become/get/be/find out that you are pregnant怀孕了；发现怀孕了 have a baby/a child/kids/a son/a daughter/twins/a family有一个宝宝／一个孩子／孩子／一个儿子／一个女儿／一对双胞胎／孩子 have a normal/a difficult/an unwanted pregnancy; an easy/a difficult/a home birth正常／历经艰难／意外怀孕；顺产；难产；在家中分娩 be in/go into/induce labour/( laborespecially
分娩；催产 have/suffer/cause a miscarriage流产；引起流产 give birth to a child/baby/daughter/son/twins生了一个孩子／一个宝宝／一个女儿／一个儿子／一对双胞胎
Parenting 养育；抚养；教养
bring up/ ( especially
NAmE raise a child/family抚养孩子 care for/ ( especially
BrE look after a baby/child/kid照顾小孩 change ( a nappy/BrE ( a diaper/a babyNAmE 换尿布；给婴儿换尿布 feed/breastfeed/bottle-feed a baby喂孩子；给孩子哺乳；用奶瓶喂养孩子 be entitled to/go on maternity/paternity leave有权利休／正在休产假／陪产假 go back/return to work after maternity leave产假后回到工作岗位 need/find/get a babysitter/good quality affordable childcare需要／找到一个临时保姆／负担得起的高质量儿童保育 balance/combine work and childcare/child-rearing/family life平衡／兼顾工作与照顾小孩／抚养小孩／家庭生活 educate/teach/home-school a child/kid教育孩子；给孩子家庭教育 punish/discipline/spoil a child/kid惩罚／管教／娇惯孩子 adopt a baby/child/kid收养小孩 offer a baby for/put a baby up for adoption把小孩给人收养 ( especially
BrE foster a child/kid代养小孩 be placed with/be raised by foster parents被交给寄养父母；由寄养父母抚养
