/bɔ:n ||; bɔrn/verbbe born to come into the world by birth; to start existing 出生:
Where were you born?你在哪里出生的?I was born in London, but I grew up in Leeds.我生在伦敦,但在利兹长大。I'm going to give up work after the baby is born.等孩子出生以后我就放弃工作。The idea of free education for all was born in the nineteenth century.人人都可以免费接受教育的构想产生于十九世纪。His unhappiness was born out of a feeling of frustration.他闷闷不乐,原因是他感到受了挫折。
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/bɔ:n ||; bɔrn/adj
1 (only before a noun 只用于名词前) having a natural ability to do sth 天生的:
She's a born leader.她是一个天生的领袖。
2-born (used to form compound adjectives 用于构成复合形容词) born in the place or state mentioned 生于某地;生于某国:
This Kenyan-born athlete now represents Denmark.这位生于肯尼亚的运动员现在代表丹麦。
born1/bɔrn; bɔːn/v 1 be born when a person or animal is born, they come out of their mother's body or out of an egg 出生﹐诞生: Where were you born? 你在哪儿出生的?lambs that have only just been born 刚出生的小羊羔+in His wife was born in India. 他的妻子在印度出生。Shakespeare was born in 1564. 莎士比亚生于1564 年。+on Her baby was born on May 5th. 她的孩子在 5 月 5 日出生。be born into sth (=be in a particular situation when you are born) 出生于…家庭 children born into poor families 出生在贫穷家庭的儿童2 be born when something such as an idea is born, it starts to exist〔想法等〕产生﹐形成3 be born to do sth to be very suitable for a particular job or activity 天生适合做某事: She was born to perform. 她天生有表演才能。
born2adj born leader/teacher etc someone who has a natural ability to lead, teach etc 天生的领袖/教师等