birth

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【词性】：n．

【释义】：

❶ 分娩，出生〔the anniversary of Lincoln’s birth林肯诞生周年纪念日〕
❷ 起源，背景〔Alexander Hamilton was West Indian by birth．亚历山大汉密尔顿原是西印度群岛人。

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❸ 开始〔1942 makes the birth of the Atomic Age．1942年标志著原子时代的新纪元。〕／give birth to生，产生〔The cow gave birth to a calf．母牛生了一只小牛。Edison gave birth to many ideas．爱迪生是许多理论的创始人。〕