born
UK [bɔ:n] US [bɔ:rn] verb
be born
ESSENTIAL
■When a person or animal is born, they come out of their mother's body and start to exist 出生•She was born in 1950.她生于1950年。 •We saw a lamb being born.我们看到小羔羊降生。 •Diana was born into an aristocratic family.戴安娜生于贵族之家。 •Ann was born and brought up in Ealing.安出生于伊灵并在那里长大。 ■having started life in a particular way （以某种方式）出生的，出世的•The toll of babies born with AIDS is rising.出生即为爱滋病带菌者的婴儿在不断增加。 •Stevie Wonder was born blind.史提夫·汪达先天失明。 ■slightly formal or literary
■If an idea is born, it starts to exist. （想法）产生，形成
born of sth slightly formal
■existing as the result of something 来自于…，产生于…•With a courage born of necessity, she seized the gun and ran at him.迫于情势，她平生出一股勇气，拿起枪向他冲去。
UK [bɔ:n] US [bɔ:rn] verb
born and bred
■describes someone who was born and grew up in a particular place, and has the typical character of someone who lives there 土生土长的•He's a Parisian born and bred.他是土生土长的巴黎人。
UK [bɔ:n] US [bɔ:rn] verb
born with a silver spoon in your mouth
■to have a high social position and be rich from birth 生来高贵富有的
UK [bɔ:n] US [bɔ:rn] verb
not be born yesterday
■to not be stupid or easy to deceive 不傻；不易上当•You don't fool me - I wasn't born yesterday.不要愚弄我——我可不是三岁小孩。
UK [bɔ:n] US [bɔ:rn] verb
wish you had never been born
■to be extremely unhappy 多么希望没有出生（表示极度痛苦）•When I've finished with you you're going to wish you'd never been born!等我和你一刀两断了，你会觉得生不如死的！
UK [bɔ:n] US [bɔ:rn] adjective
■having a natural ability or liking 天生的；命中注定的•a born writer/athlete天生的作家／运动员 •[+ to infinitive] I felt born to look after animals.我感到我天生擅长照料动物。 |