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born

美 [bɔːrn]英 [bɔːn]
  • v.出生,诞生;产生,出现,形成;生下来(有某种疾病或问题),天生(具有某种性格);成立
  • adj.天生的
  • comb.以...的顺序(或方式、地点等)出生的
bornborn

verb

1

出生;出世
to come out of your mother's body at the beginning of your life

I was born in 1976.

我生于1976年。

She was born into a very musical family.

她生于音乐之家。

He was born of/to German parents.

他的生身父母是德国人。

She was born with a weak heart.

她生来就有一个衰弱的心脏。

Her brother was born blind (= was blind when he was born) .

她的哥哥先天性失明。

John Wayne was born Marion Michael Morrison (= that was his name at birth) .

约翰∙韦恩出生时取名马里恩∙迈克尔∙莫里森。

2

出现;形成;成立
to start to exist

the city where the protest movement was born

抗议运动发源的城市

She acted with a courage born (out) of desperation.

绝望驱使她鼓起勇气,做出行动。

3

以…的顺序(或方式、地点等)出生的
born in the order, way, place, etc. mentioned

firstborn

第一个孩子

nobly-born

出身贵族

French-born

法国出生的

习语

to have sth as your destiny (= what is certain to happen to you) from birth

他是个天生的伟大作曲家。
He was born to be a great composer.

born and having grown up in a particular place with a particular background and education

他生于波士顿,长于波士顿。
He was born and bred in Boston.

I'm a Londoner, born and bred.

我是个土生土长的伦敦人。

having rich parents

used when you are very surprised at sth you have never heard or seen before

我这辈子还从没听说过此等废话呢。
I've never heard such nonsense in all my born days.

used to say that you are not stupid enough to believe what sb is telling you

是吗?我可不是三岁的小孩子,你知道的。
Oh yeah? I wasn't born yesterday, you know.

used to say that sb is very stupid

to have an easy life without realizing how easy it is

你们没孩子,真是身在福中不知福啊。
You people without kids don't know you're born.

adj.

only before noun天生(有某方面才能)的
having a natural ability or skill for a particular activity or job

a born athlete/writer/leader

天生的运动员 / 作家 / 领袖

a born loser (= a person who always loses or is unsuccessful)

永远的失败者

born

频次

  • 1
    V-PASSIVE 出生;诞生;为…所生
    When a baby is born, it comes out of its mother's body at the beginning of its life. In formal English, if you say that someone is born of someone or to someone, you mean that person is their parent.

    My mother was 40 when I was born...

    母亲生我时40岁。

  • 2
    V-PASSIVE 生下来(有某种疾病或问题);天生(具有某种性格)
    If someone is born with a particular disease, problem, or characteristic, they have it from the time they are born.

    He was born with only one lung.

    他生下来就只有一叶肺。

  • 3
    V-PASSIVE (用于姓名前)出生(取名…的)
    You can use be born in front of a particular name to show that a person was given this name at birth, although they may be better known by another name.

    She was born Jenny Harvey on June 11, 1946.

    她在1946年6月11号出生,取名叫珍妮·哈维。

  • 4
    ADJ 天生的
    You use born to describe someone who has a natural ability to do a particular activity or job. For example, if you are a born cook, you have a natural ability to cook well.

    Jack was a born teacher.

    杰克天生是个当老师的料。

  • 5
    V-PASSIVE (思想、组织等)产生,诞生
    When an idea or organization is born, it comes into existence. If something is born of a particular emotion or activity, it exists as a result of that emotion or activity.

    The idea for the show was born in his hospital room...

    这个节目的构思是他在医院病房里想出来的。

  • 6
    See also:-born;first born;newborn

  • 7
    to be born and bred→ see:breed

adj

1
brought into existence
he was a child born of adultery

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  1. The book doesn 't say where he was born .

    书上没说他是在哪儿出生的。

  2. Their marriage went downhill after the first child was born .

    自第一个孩子出生后他们的婚姻便开始走下坡路了。

  3. You people without kids don 't know you 're born .

    你们没孩子,真是身在福中不知福啊。

  4. Pressure was brought to bear on us to finish the work on time .

    我们得按时完成工作,没有回旋余地。

  5. The pain was almost more than he could bear .

    这种痛苦几乎使他无法忍受。

  6. Her later work does not bear comparison with her earlier novels .

    她后期的作品比不上她早期的小说。

  7. Consumers will have to bear the full cost of these pay increases .

    消费者将不得不承担增加工资所需的全部费用。

  8. We must bring all our energies to bear upon the task .

    我们必须全力以赴不辱使命。

  9. She was not able to bear children .

    她不能生育。

  10. When you get to the fork in the road , bear right .

    走到岔道时向右拐。

  11. Oh yeah ? I wasn 't born yesterday , you know .

    是吗?我可不是三岁的小孩子,你知道的。

  12. She was born with a weak heart .

    她生来就有一个衰弱的心脏。

  13. These are matters that bear on the welfare of the community .

    这些是关系到整个社群的福祉的事情。

  14. I was out of circulation for months after the baby was born .

    孩子出生后我有几个月都没有参加社交活动。

  15. She was born into a very musical family .

    她生于音乐之家。

  16. Schools will bear the brunt of cuts in government spending .

    政府削减开支,学校将首当其冲受到影响。

  17. He was born around 1650 but his origins remain obscure .

    他生于1650年前后,但身世不详。

  18. Sam was born in the country and had a deep affinity with nature .

    萨姆在乡下出生,特别喜爱大自然。

  19. If you will bear with me a little longer , I 'll answer your question .

    你如果能耐心点听我把话说完,我会回答你的问题的。

  20. I couldn 't bear the mournful look on her face .

    我受不了她脸上那忧伤的神情。

  21. The other witnesses will bear out what I say .

    其他证人将会证实我的话。

  22. He was born to be a great composer .

    他是个天生的伟大作曲家。

  23. She made the switch from full-time to part-time work when her first child was born .

    第一个孩子出生后她就从全职工作改为兼职工作。

  24. How can you bear to eat that stuff ?

    你怎么吃得下那种东西?

  25. We followed the bear 's tracks in the snow .

    我们跟着熊在雪地上留下的足迹走。

  26. She thought she would not be able to bear the load of bringing up her family alone .

    她认为她无法独自一人担负起养家的重任。

  27. I couldn 't bear the suspense a moment longer .

    这样提心吊胆,我一刻也受不了了。

  28. The child was born deformed in consequence of an injury to its mother .

    由于母亲受过伤,这小孩生下来是畸形。

  29. Is personality the result of conditioning from parents and society , or are we born with it ?

    个性是受父母和社会熏陶的结果,还是我们生而有之?

  30. His new luxury mansion was a world away from the tiny house where he was born .

    他那座新的豪宅与他出生的小屋完全不能相比。

born borne 【导航词义:生育】
born v. 出生
〔辨析〕

指人或动物出生,只用于 be born 结构,不可后接 by 短语。

〔例证〕

be born blind/lucky

先天失明/天生幸运

The famous singer was born in 1898.

那位著名的歌唱家出生于1898年。

Another boy was born to her.

她又生了一个男孩。

borne v. 生育
〔辨析〕

bear 的过去分词,指生育后代,多用于主动语态的完成时或者带 by 短语的被动语态。

〔例证〕

She has borne two children.

她生了两个孩子。

Four cubs were borne by the female tiger.

那头雌虎生了4只小虎。

  • 习语

v.

be born to be/do sth

注定会成为;注定要做
to have sth as your destiny (= what is certain to happen to you) from birth

He was born to be a great composer.

他是个天生的伟大作曲家。

born and bred

(在某地)出生长大;受过…熏陶
born and having grown up in a particular place with a particular background and education

He was born and bred in Boston.

他生于波士顿,长于波士顿。

I'm a Londoner, born and bred.

我是个土生土长的伦敦人。

born with a silver spoon in your mouth

生于富裕之家;出身富裕
having rich parents

in all my born days

(表示惊讶)这辈子(未听说,未见)
used when you are very surprised at sth you have never heard or seen before

I've never heard such nonsense in all my born days.

我这辈子还从没听说过此等废话呢。

not be born yesterday

(表示自己并不傻,不会轻信别人的话)
used to say that you are not stupid enough to believe what sb is telling you

Oh yeah? I wasn't born yesterday, you know.

是吗?我可不是三岁的小孩子,你知道的。

there's one born every minute

总有那种傻瓜
used to say that sb is very stupid

not know you are born

身在福中不知福
to have an easy life without realizing how easy it is

You people without kids don't know you're born.

你们没孩子,真是身在福中不知福啊。

(as/as if) to the manner born

仿佛天生的;生来就习惯的
as if sth is natural for you and you have done it many times in the past

be/be born/be made that way

天性如此;生下就这样
to behave or do things in a particular manner because it is part of your character

It's not his fault he's so pompous─he was born that way.

他如此自命不凡并不是他的错,他天生就是这种性格。