复合形式: birth | birthing |
birth announcement n | (notification of new baby's arrival) | SCSimplified Chinese 出生通告 |
| The birth announcement said that when Pete was born, he weighed 8 pounds. |
birth canal n | (passage through which baby is born) | SCSimplified Chinese 产道 chǎn dào |
birth certificate n | (record of a birth) | SCSimplified Chinese 出生证 chū shēng zhèng TCTraditional Chinese 出生證 |
| | SCSimplified Chinese 出生证明书 chū shēng zhèng,chū shēng zhèng míng shū |
| To get a passport you will need your birth certificate. |
birth control n | (contraception) | SCSimplified Chinese 计划生育 jì huà shēng yù TCTraditional Chinese 計劃生育 / 計畫生育 |
| | SCSimplified Chinese 避孕 jì huà shēng yù ,bì yùn |
| There are many methods of birth control. |
| 避孕有很多种方法。 |
birth control pill, birth-control pill, contraceptive pill n | (contraceptive tablet) | SCSimplified Chinese 避孕药 bì yùn yào TCTraditional Chinese 避孕藥 |
| Women take the birth control pill to avoid getting pregnant. |
birth defect, congenital defect n | (abnormality present at birth) | SCSimplified Chinese 先天缺陷 |
| Heart birth defects are common, but most don't cause major problems to the patient. |
birth mark n | (patch of dark, red skin) | SCSimplified Chinese 胎记 tāi jì |
| She is really self-conscious about the birth mark on her neck. |
birth mother n | (biological female parent) | SCSimplified Chinese 生母 |
| My adoptive mother helped me find my birth mother. |
birth name n | (name on birth certificate) | SCSimplified Chinese 出生名 chū shēng míng |
| Her birth name was Georgiana, but everyone just called her Georgie. |
birth pains npl | (childbirth: contractions) | SCSimplified Chinese 分娩痛 |
| | SCSimplified Chinese 妊娠痛 |
| She had birth pains for over 18 hours, but then gave birth to a beautiful baby girl. |
birth parents npl | (biological mother and father) | SCSimplified Chinese 亲生父母,生身父母 |
| When adoptions are closed, people have a very hard time finding their birth parents. |
birth plan n | (document: labor preferences) | SCSimplified Chinese 生育计划 |
| | SCSimplified Chinese 生产计划 |
birth rate, birthrate n | (ratio of babies born in an area to population) | SCSimplified Chinese 出生率 chū shēng lǜ |
| During the Great Depression, the birth rate plummeted. |
| 人口出生率在大萧条期间陡降。 |
birthdate, birth date n | (date [sb] was born) | SCSimplified Chinese 出生日期 chū shēng rì qī |
| | SCSimplified Chinese 生日 chū shēng rì qī,shēng rì |
| My birthdate is August 20, 1970. |
| 我的出生日期是1970年8月20日。 |
breech birth, breech delivery n | (baby born upside down) | SCSimplified Chinese 臀位分娩 |
| | SCSimplified Chinese 臀位生产 |
by birth adv | (through natural talent) | SCSimplified Chinese 天生 tiān shēng TCTraditional Chinese 天生 |
| He was an artist by birth. |
by birth adv | (through one's family) | SCSimplified Chinese 生来 shēng lái TCTraditional Chinese 生來 |
| | SCSimplified Chinese 在血统上 shēng lái,zài xiě tǒng shàng / zài xuè tǒng shàng |
| The U.S. Constitution requires the president to be American by birth, not a naturalized citizen. |
d.o.b., DOB, D.O.B n | written, abbreviation (date of birth) | SCSimplified Chinese 出生日期 chū shēng rì qī |
date of birth n | (day, month and year when [sb] was born) | SCSimplified Chinese 出生日期 chū shēng rì qī |
| Please include your full name and date of birth on the form. |
| 请在表格中填写您的全名和出生日期。 |
doula, birth doula n | (childbirth support person) | SCSimplified Chinese 导乐 |
| | SCSimplified Chinese 产妇陪护 |
| Having the support of a doula made the birth of Maria's second child less traumatic. |
give birth v expr | (have a baby) | SCSimplified Chinese 生孩子 shēng hái zi |
| | SCSimplified Chinese 生产 shēng hái zi ,shēng chǎn TCTraditional Chinese 生產 |
| Sarah gave birth on Tuesday. |
| 萨拉在周二生了孩子。 |
give birth to [sb] v expr | (woman: to baby) (人) | SCSimplified Chinese 生(孩子) shēng ( hái zi ) |
| Emily gave birth to twin girls last Saturday. |
| 上周六,艾米丽生了一对双胞胎女婴。 |
give birth v expr | (animal: have offspring) (动物) | SCSimplified Chinese 产仔 chǎn zǎi |
| Our cat crept to a quiet corner of the garden to give birth. |
| 我们家的猫爬到花园一个安静的角落去产仔。 |
give birth to [sth] v expr | (animal: to young) (动物) | SCSimplified Chinese 产仔 chǎn zǎi |
| Labradors usually give birth to between six and eight puppies. |
| 拉布拉多犬通常会生下六到八只小狗。 |
give birth to [sth] v expr | figurative (create, bring about) | SCSimplified Chinese 催生 cuī shēng |
| | SCSimplified Chinese 开创 cuī shēng,kāi chuàng TCTraditional Chinese 開創 |
| Henry Ford gave birth to the automotive industry. |
| 亨利·福特开创了汽车行业。 |
giving birth n | (having a baby) | SCSimplified Chinese 生孩子 shēng hái zi |
| Giving birth is an emotional experience. |
high birth n | (nobility, noble lineage) | SCSimplified Chinese 出身好 chū shēn hǎo |
| | SCSimplified Chinese 出身贵族 chū shēn hǎo,chū shēn guì zú |
| | SCSimplified Chinese 出身名门 chū shēn hǎo,chū shēn míng mén |
| Until quite recently a high birth would bestow one with many elite privileges, though not always great wealth. |
live birth n | (birth: baby is born alive) | SCSimplified Chinese 活产 |
| | SCSimplified Chinese 活着出生 |
noble birth n | (being born into upper-class family) | SCSimplified Chinese 出身高贵 chū shēn gāo guì TCTraditional Chinese 出身高貴 |
| | SCSimplified Chinese 出身名门 chū shēn gāo guì,chū shēn míng mén |
| | SCSimplified Chinese 贵族出身 chū shēn gāo guì,guì zú chū shēn TCTraditional Chinese 貴族出身 |
| He was of noble birth but you would never have guessed it from the company he kept. |
place of birth n | (location where [sb] was born) | SCSimplified Chinese 出生地 chū shēng de |
| Many people never travel far from their place of birth. |