•It was a difficult birth.那是一次难产。

•He weighed eight pounds at birth.他出生时体重八磅。

•More men are present at the births of their children these days.现在更多父亲在孩子出生时也在场。

•The application form will ask for your country/place of birth (= where you were born).申请表上会要求你填写出生国藉／出生地。

•The percentage of live births (= children who are born alive and continue to live) continues to increase.婴儿成活率不断提高。

•Registration of births and deaths became compulsory in 1871.出生登记和死亡登记于1871年成为一种强制性的义务。

•He had received all the advantages of birth (= having been born into a family of a high social class) and an expensive education.他出身高贵，而且接受过良好的教育。

•Oscar Wilde was Irish by birth.奥斯卡‧王尔德生于爱尔兰。

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•She gave birth to twins.她生了一对双胞胎。

•Our cat gave birth last night.我们的猫昨晚生了小猫。