birthrate
noun[C]
us/ˈbɜrθˌreɪt/ameasureof how manychildrenarebornduring aperiodoftimein aparticularplace:
Officialsexpressedconcernover Quebec’sdecliningbirthrate.
| 单词 | birthrate |
| 释义 | birthrate noun[C] us/ˈbɜrθˌreɪt/ameasureof how manychildrenarebornduring aperiodoftimein aparticularplace: Officialsexpressedconcernover Quebec’sdecliningbirthrate. Examplesofbirthratebirthrate Questions of natality andbirthratehad been at the top of the national agenda from the end of the nineteenth century. From theCambridge English Corpus It was not modified by differences in thebirthrate. From theCambridge English Corpus If this is a correct interpretation, how has it affected the policy-making process with regard to the fallingbirthrate? From theCambridge English Corpus If resources and standards of living were commensurate, there would be no need to reduce birthrates or arrest population growth. From theCambridge English Corpus Yet the country stands at a crossroads, for the fallingbirthratemeans it faces an unprecedented situation in the ratio of old to young. From theCambridge English Corpus Security in old age without needing to have a large family has itself been an important factor in the reduction of birthrates in these countries. From theCambridge English Corpus Secondly, we shall allow a more generalbirthratefunction and a more general deathrate for the matures. From theCambridge English Corpus The rates of allowance and the period for payments were left unchanged through the 1990s, despite growing public concern about the fallingbirthrate. From theCambridge English Corpus At least theoretically, those two problems can be solved without the raisingbirthrate, and business leaders often prefer such solutions. From theCambridge English Corpus The fallingbirthratemay not be stopped by any policy, and it may be useless to discuss the effectiveness of the policies as countermeasures. From theCambridge English Corpus Domestically, too, those who worked to reduce thebirthratehad a sinister motive - to restrain the growth of particular social groups and particular races. From theCambridge English Corpus Many kindergartens have extra capacity as the number of pupils has reduced due to the fallingbirthrate. From theCambridge English Corpus The annualbirthratedeclined from 109,942 at the beginning of the period to 81,428 in 1983. From theCambridge English Corpus It should be noted that the fallingbirthratewas not the motive behind the development at that time. From theCambridge English Corpus In other words, the government has contributed to the continuously fallingbirthrate, at least to some extent. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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