born
verb
uk/bɔːn/us/bɔːrn/be born
A2
to come out of a mother'sbody, andstarttoexist:
出生She was born in 1950.她生于1950年。
havingstartedlifein aparticularway:
（以某种方式）出生，出世ThetollofbabiesbornwithAIDSisrising.出生即为艾滋病携带者的婴儿在不断增加。
Stevie Wonder was bornblind.史蒂维·旺德先天失明。
C2formalorliterary
If anideais born, itstartstoexist.
（想法）产生，形成born ofsomethingformal
existingas theresultof something:
来自于…，产生于…With acourageborn ofnecessity, sheseizedthegunandranat him.迫于情势，她平生出一股勇气，拿起枪向他冲去。
Obstetrics: birth
- antenatally
- Apgar score
- B, b
- birth centre
- birth partner
- birth rate
- bore
- breech
- childbearing
- hypnobirthing
- induce
- labour
- maternity suite
- maternity unit
- matrescence
- midwifery
- newborn
- preemie
- rooming-in
- stillborn
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Creating and producing
Grammar
Bornorborne?
We use born in the phrase be born to indicate that a child has entered the world:…Born
We use born in the phrase be born to indicate that a child has entered the world:…Bear,bore,borne
Bear means to tolerate something, usually something that you dislike. It is most commonly used in the expression can’t bear. The past form is bore and the -ed form is borne:…Idioms
born and bred
born with a silver spoon inyourmouth
not be born yesterday
(there is) one born every minute
wishyouhad never been born
born
adjective
uk/bɔːn/us/bɔːrn/having anaturalabilityorliking:
天生的；命中注定的a bornwriter/athlete天生的作家／运动员
[+ to infinitive]Ifeltborntotakecareofanimals.我感到我天生擅长照料动物。
Innate and congenital
- American, Italian, etc. by birthphrase
- birth
- born and bredidiom
- congenital
- descend
- descend fromsomething
- heritable
- inborn
- inbred
- inclined
- inherit
- inheritance
- innate
- innately
- instinct
- instinctive
- instinctively
- instinctual
- native
- natural