
n.分娩;出生;誕生;血統(tǒng)
v.分娩;產(chǎn)生
adj.有血親關系的
Gestation extends from fertilization to birth. 妊娠期系指從配種到分娩之間的時間。
Many of the women died in child birth in the past. 在過去,許多婦女死于分娩。
My daughter's birth was ecstatic. 我女兒的出生令人欣喜。
By accident of birth she was rich. 她有幸出生于富裕人家。
This painting depicts the birth of Venus. 這幅畫描繪的是維納斯的誕生。
There is a mystique about the birth of a new star. 一個新明星的誕生總是顯得神秘。
She is English by birth but French by marriage. 她是英國血統(tǒng),但嫁給法國人而入了法國籍。
用作動詞 (v.)Gestation extends from fertilization to birth. 妊娠期系指從配種到分娩之間的時間。
During the birth she was given gas and air. 她分娩時用了麻醉混合氣體。
The era also gave birth to a whole array of new social problems. 那個時代還產(chǎn)生了一系列新的社會問題。
Every dragon gives birth to a St. George who slays it. 每一條龍都會產(chǎn)生出一個屠龍的圣喬治。
birth的基本意思是“出生,分娩,生育”,指一個新生命的誕生。引申可指一件事情的最初形成,即“起源”,或指一個人的背景及家庭狀況,即“門第,出身”。
birth多用作不可數(shù)名詞,偶爾也可用作可數(shù)名詞。
birth的復數(shù)形式為births,指兩個或兩個以上孩子的誕生。
birth后可接of短語表示“出身于…”, birth前不可加定冠詞。