born

1. V-T PASSIVE When a baby is born, it comes out of its mother's body at the beginning of its life. In formal English, if you say that someone is born of someone or to someone, you mean that person is their parent. 出生

She was born in Milan on April 29, 1923. 她1923年4月29日生于米蘭。

He was born of German parents and lived most of his life abroad. 他的父母是德國人，他一生大部分時(shí)間生活在國外。

2. V-T PASSIVE If someone is born with a particular disease, problem, or characteristic, they have it from the time they are born. 先天的[no cont]

He was born with only one lung. 他生下來就只有一個(gè)肺。

Some people are born brainy. 有些人生來就聰明。

3. V-T PASSIVE You can use be born in front of a particular name to show that a person was given this name at birth, although they may be better known by another name. 出生取名[正式] [no cont]

She was born Jenny Harvey on June 11, 1946. 1946年6月11日她出生時(shí)取名珍妮·哈維。

4. ADJ You use born to describe someone who has a natural ability to do a particular activity or job. For example, if you are a born cook, you have a natural ability to cook well. 天生的[ADJ n]

Jack was a born teacher. 杰克是個(gè)天生的教師。

5. V-T PASSIVE When an idea or organization is born, it comes into existence. If something is born of a particular emotion or activity, it exists as a result of that emotion or activity. (思想或組織) 產(chǎn)生; 誕生[正式]

The idea for the show was born in his hospital room. 這個(gè)演出的想法是在他醫(yī)院病房里產(chǎn)生的。

Congress passed the National Security Act, and the CIA was born. 國會通過了《國家安全法案》，中央情報(bào)局由此誕生。

6. →see also newborn