词源词根法
词源同bear,担负,生育。【同源词】bairn,barrow,bear²,berth,bier,burden
记忆技巧:bear 生孩子 + th 行为 → 分娩;出生
俗语积累
Birth is much;but breeding is more教养比出生更重要
单词用法
birth的基本意思是“出生,分娩,生育”,指一个新生命的诞生。引申可指一件事情的最初形成,即“起源”,或指一个人的背景及家庭状况,即“门第,出身”。birth多用作不可数名词,偶尔也可用作可数名词。birth的复数形式为births,指两个或两个以上孩子的诞生。
重要短语
give birth生孩子;产仔
at birth生下来时
birth control避孕;节育
birth weight出生体重;初生重
The twins were separated at birth and brought up in entirely different environments.
那对双胞胎一出生就被分开,在完全不同的环境中被抚养长大。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》Condoms are an effective method of birth control if used with care.
如果使用得当,避孕套是很有效的避孕手段。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》It was the birth of his grandchildren which gave him greatest pleasure.
孙子孙女的出生给他带来了极大的快乐。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》I haemorrhaged badly after the birth of all three of my sons.
生我3个儿子时,我每次都出现产后大出血。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》You will be asked to fill in a form with details of your birth and occupation.
你将需要填写一张有关生日和职业详情的表格。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》A family doctor will be able to advise on suitable birth control.
家庭医生能够就合适的节育措施提出建议。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》Usually a woman's breasts produce milk spontaneously after the birth.
女性的乳房通常在产后会自然泌乳。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》Several factors have been adduced to explain the fall in the birth rate.
有几个因素已被援引来说明出生率降低的原因。
来源:《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》Two months before she gave birth to Jason she left work feeling on top of the world.
生贾森前的两个月,她辞工回家,感觉无比幸福。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》Maternity services were to be reduced in consequence of falling birth rates.
由于出生率下降,产科服务会随之削减。
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