| 单词 | born |
| 释义 | verbadjective🔑 bornBrE /bɔːn/ NAmE /bɔːrn/ verb be born (used only in the passive , without by 仅用于被动语态，不用 by) 🔑 (abbreviation b. ) to come out of your mother's body at the beginning of your life 出生；出世◆ I was born in 1976 . 我生于 1976 年。◆ She was born with a weak heart . 她生来就有一个衰弱的心脏。◆ ~into sth She was born into a very musical family . 她生于音乐之家。◆ ~of /to sb He was born of /to German parents .他的生身父母是德国人。◆ + adj .Her brother was born blind (= was blind when he was born ). 她的哥哥先天性失明。◆ + noun John Wayne was born Marion Michael Morrison (= that was his name at birth ). 约翰 · 韦恩出生时取名马里恩 · 迈克尔 · 莫里森。The ages of life年龄段Childhood/youth童年/青年时期be born and raised/bred in Oxford; be born into a wealthy/middle-class family在牛津出生并长大；在富裕/中产家庭出生have a happy/an unhappy/a tough childhood有幸福/不幸/艰苦的童年grow up in a musical family/in an orphanage/on a farm成长于音乐之家/孤儿院/农场be/grow up an only child (= with no brothers or sisters)是独生子reach/hit/enter/go through adolescence/puberty进入/经历青春期be in your teens/early twenties/mid-twenties/late twenties十几岁；二十出头；二十五岁左右；将近三十岁undergo/experience physical/psychological changes经历生理/心理变化give in to/succumb to/resist peer pressure屈服于/顶住同辈的压力assert your independence/individuality维护独立/个性Adulthood成年leave school/university/home中学/大学毕业；离家go out to work (at sixteen)（16 岁）投身工作get/find a job/partner找到工作/伴侣be/get engaged/married订婚；结婚have/get a wife/husband/mortgage/steady job有妻子/丈夫/按揭贷款/稳定的工作settle down and have kids/children/a family安定下来并生儿育女begin/start/launch/build a career (in politics/science/the music industry)开始（政治/科学/音乐）职业生涯prove (to be)/represent/mark/reach a turning point in your life/career最终成为/代表/标志/达到某人人生/某人职业生涯的转折点reach/be well into/settle into middle age进入/安度中年have/suffer/go through a midlife crisis经历中年危机take/consider early retirement提前退休；考虑提前退休approach/announce/enjoy your retirement临近/宣布/享受退休Old age老年have/see/spend time with your grandchildren有孙辈；与孙辈共度时光take up/pursue/develop a hobby开始/追求/培养一种爱好get/receive/draw/collect/live on a pension得到/提取/领取退休金；靠退休金生活approach/save for/die from old age临近晚年；存钱养老；老死live to a ripe old age高寿reach the grand old age of 102/23 (oftenironic ) 活到 102/23 岁高龄（常作反语）be/become/be getting/be going senile (oftenironic ) 变得衰老（常作反语）die (peacefully)/pass away in your sleep/after a brief illness在睡梦中/患病不久（平静地）离开人世🔑 (of an idea , an organization , a feeling , etc .思想、机构、感情等) to start to exist 出现；形成；成立◆ the city where the protest movement was born 抗议运动发源的城市◆ ~ (out ) of sth She acted with a courage born (out ) of desperation .绝望驱使她鼓起勇气，作出行动。-born (in compounds 构成复合词) born in the order , way , place , etc . mentioned 以…的顺序（或方式、地点等）出生的◆ firstborn 第一个孩子◆ nobly born 出身贵族◆ French -born 法国出生的 ➡ see also newborn ● be ˈborn to be /do sth to have sth as your destiny(= what is certain to happen to you )from birth 注定会成为；注定要做◆ He was born to be a great composer . 他是个天生的伟大作曲家。● ˌborn and ˈbred born and having grown up in a particular place with a particular background and education （在某地）出生长大；受过…熏陶◆ He was born and bred in Boston . 他生于波士顿，长于波士顿。◆ I'm a Londoner , born and bred . 我是个土生土长的伦敦人。Alliteration in idiomsbelt and braces,(beat somebody) black and blue,born and bred,chalk and cheese,chop and change,done and dusted,down and dirty,in dribs and drabs,eat somebody out of house and home,facts and figures,fast and furious,first and foremost,forgive and forget,hale and hearty,hem and haw,kith and kin,mix and match,part and parcel of something,puff and pant,go to rack and ruin,rant and rave,risk life and limb,short and sweet,signed and sealed,spic and span,through thick and thin,this and that,top and tail something,tried and testedtrusted,wax and wane● born with a silver ˈspoon in your mouth (saying ) having rich parents 生于富裕之家；出身富裕● in all my born ˈdays (old-fashioned , informal ) used when you are very surprised at sth you have never heard or seen before （表示惊讶）这辈子（未听说，未见）◆ I've never heard such nonsense in all my born days . 我这辈子还从没听说过此等废话呢。● not be born ˈyesterday (informal ) used to say that you are not stupid enough to believe what sb is telling you （表示自己并不傻，不会轻信别人的话）◆ Oh yeah ? I wasn't born yesterday , you know . 是吗？我可不是三岁的小孩子，你知道的。● there's one born every ˈminute (saying ) used to say that sb is very stupid 总有那种傻瓜● not know you are ˈborn (BrE , informal ) to have an easy life without realizing how easy it is 身在福中不知福◆ You people without kids don't know you're born . 你们没孩子，真是身在福中不知福啊。● (as /as if ) to the manner ˈborn (formal ) as if sth is natural for you and you have done it many times in the past 仿佛天生的；生来就习惯的● ˈbe /be ˈborn /be ˈmade that way (of a person 人) to behave or do things in a particular manner because it is part of your character 天性如此；生下就这样◆ It's not his fault he's so pompous —he was born that way . 他如此自命不凡并不是他的错，他天生就是这种性格。🔑 bornBrE /bɔːn/ NAmE /bɔːrn/ adjective [only before noun ]having a natural ability or skill for a particular activity or job 天生（有某方面才能）的◆ a born athlete /writer /leader 天生的运动员/作家/领袖◆ a born loser (= a person who always loses or is unsuccessful )永远的失败者 |
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