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单词 birth
释义 birth
 /berrth/,  n.  
  1. an act or instance of being born: the day of his birth.
  2. the act or process of bearing or bringing forth offspring; childbirth; parturition: a difficult birth.
  3. lineage; extraction; descent: of Grecian birth.
  4. high or noble lineage: to be foolishly vain about one's birth.
  5. natural heritage: a musician by birth.
  6. any coming into existence; origin; beginning: the birth of Protestantism; the birth of an idea.
  7.  Archaic.   something that is born.
  8. give birth to,
   a. to bear (a child).
   b. to initiate; originate: Her hobby gave birth to a successful business.
 v.t. Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S.
  9. to give birth to.
  10. to assist in giving birth; act as midwife for.
 [1150-1200; ME byrthe < Scand; cf. OSw byrth; c. OE gebyrd, OHG giburt, Goth gabaurths]
 Syn. 3. parentage, ancestry, line, blood, family, race. 6. start, commencement, inception, genesis; launching, inauguration.
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