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| birth announcement nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (notification of new baby's arrival) | 出生通告
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| | The birth announcement said that when Pete was born, he weighed 8 pounds. |
| birth canal nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (passage through which baby is born) | 产道 chǎn dào |
| birth certificate nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (record of a birth) | 出生证 chū shēng zhèng |
| | | 出生证明书 chū shēng zhèng míng shū |
| | To get a passport you will need your birth certificate. |
| birth control nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (contraception) | 计划生育 jì huà shēng yù |
| | There are many methods of birth control. |
birth control pill, birth-control pill, contraceptive pill nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (contraceptive tablet) | 避孕药 bì yùn yào |
| | Women take the birth control pill to avoid getting pregnant. |
birth defect, congenital defect nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (abnormality present at birth) | 先天缺陷
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| | Heart birth defects are common, but most don't cause major problems to the patient. |
| birth mark nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (patch of dark, red skin) | 胎记 tāi jì |
| | She is really self-conscious about the birth mark on her neck. |
| birth mother nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (biological female parent) | 生母
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| | My adoptive mother helped me find my birth mother. |
| birth name nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (name on birth certificate) | 出生名 chū shēng míng |
| | Her birth name was Georgiana, but everyone just called her Georgie. |
| birth parents nplplural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors." | (biological mother and father) | 亲生父母,生身父母
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| | When adoptions are closed, people have a very hard time finding their birth parents. |
| birth rate nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (ratio of babies born in an area to population) | 出生率 chū shēng lǜ |
birthdate, birth date nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (date [sb] was born) | 出生日期 chū shēng rì qī |
| | | 生日 shēng rì |
| by birth advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (through natural talent) | 天生 tiān shēng |
| | He was an artist by birth. |
| by birth advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (through one's family) | 生来 shēng lái |
| | | 在血统上 zài xiě tǒng shàng |
| | The U.S. Constitution requires the president to be American by birth, not a naturalized citizen. |
d.o.b., DOB, D.O.B nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | written, abbreviation (date of birth) | 出生日期 chū shēng rì qī |
| date of birth nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (day, month and year when [sb] was born) | 出生日期 chū shēng rì qī |
| | Please include your full name and date of birth on the form. |
| | 请在表格中填写您的全名和出生日期。 |
| give birth viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | (have a baby) | 生孩子 shēng hái zi |
| | | 生产 shēng chǎn |
| | Sarah gave birth on Tuesday. |
| give birth to [sb] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (woman: to baby) (人) | 生(孩子) shēng ( hái zi ) |
| | Emily gave birth to twin girls last Saturday. |
| give birth vtr + n | (animal: have offspring) (动物) | 产仔 chǎn zǎi |
| give birth to [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (animal: to young) (动物) | 产(仔)
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| give birth to [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | figurative (create, bring about) (比喻) | 催生 cuī shēng |
| | Henry Ford gave birth to the automotive industry. |
| high birth nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (nobility, noble lineage) | 出身好 chū shēn hǎo |
| | | 出身贵族 chū shēn guì zú |
| | | 出身名门 chū shēn míng mén |
| | Until quite recently a high birth would bestow one with many elite privileges, though not always great wealth. |
| noble birth nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (being born into upper-class family) | 出身高贵 chū shēn gāo guì |
| | | 出身名门 chū shēn míng mén |
| | | 贵族出身 guì zú chū shēn |
| | He was of noble birth but you would never have guessed it from the company he kept. |
| place of birth nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (location where [sb] was born) | 出生地 chū shēng de |
| | Many people never travel far from their place of birth. |