born

verb

1. 出生；出世
   to come out of your mother's body at the beginning of your life
   1. I was born in 1976.
      我生于1976年。
   2. She was born into a very musical family.
      她生于音乐之家。
   3. He was born of/to German parents.
      他的生身父母是德国人。
   4. She was born with a weak heart.
      她生来就有一个衰弱的心脏。
   5. Her brother was born blind (= was blind when he was born) .
      她的哥哥先天性失明。
   6. 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。
2. 出现；形成；成立
   to start to exist
   1. the city where the protest movement was born
      抗议运动发源的城市
   2. She acted with a courage born (out) of desperation.
      绝望驱使她鼓起勇气，做出行动。
3. 以…的顺序（或方式、地点等）出生的
   born in the order, way, place, etc. mentioned
   1. firstborn
      第一个孩子
   2. nobly-born
      出身贵族
   3. French-born
      法国出生的

adj.

1. 天生（有某方面才能）的
   having a natural ability or skill for a particular activity or job
   1. a born athlete/writer/leader
      天生的运动员 / 作家 / 领袖
   2. a born loser (= a person who always loses or is unsuccessful)
      永远的失败者

1. V-PASSIVE 出生；诞生；为…所生
   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.
   1. My mother was 40 when I was born...
      母亲生我时40岁。
   2. She was born in London on April 29, 1923...
      她1923年4月29日在伦敦出生。
   3. He was born of German parents and lived most of his life abroad...
      他的父母都是德国人，但他一生中大部分时间在国外度过。
   4. Willie Smith was the second son born to Jean and Stephen.
      威利·史密斯是琼和斯蒂芬生的第二个儿子。
2. V-PASSIVE 生下来（有某种疾病或问题）；天生（具有某种性格）
   If someone is born with a particular disease, problem, or characteristic, they have it from the time they are born.
   1. He was born with only one lung.
      他生下来就只有一叶肺。
   2. Some people are born brainy...
      有些人天生聪明。
   3. I think he was born to be editor of a tabloid newspaper...
      我觉得他天生就是当小报编辑的料。
   4. We are all born leaders; we just need the right circumstances in which to flourish.
      我们每个人天生都具备领导者的素质；我们只是需要适当的环境来培养这种素质。
3. V-PASSIVE （用于姓名前）出生（取名…的）
   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.
   1. She was born Jenny Harvey on June 11, 1946.
      她在1946年6月11号出生，取名叫珍妮·哈维。
4. ADJ 天生的
   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.
   1. Jack was a born teacher.
      杰克天生是个当老师的料。
5. V-PASSIVE （思想、组织等）产生，诞生
   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.
   1. The idea for the show was born in his hospital room...
      这个节目的构思是他在医院病房里想出来的。
   2. Congress passed the National Security Act, and the CIA was born...
      国会通过了《国家安全法》，中央情报局由此而诞生。
   3. Energy conservation as a philosophy was born out of the 1973 oil crisis.
      能源节约的理念产生于1973年的石油危机。
6. See also: -born first born newborn
7. to be born and bred → see: breed

1. She was born on January 6, 1946
   她出生于1946年1月6日。
2. My mother was 40 when I was born
   母亲生我时40岁。
3. She was born in London on April 29, 1923
   她1923年4月29日在伦敦出生。
4. He was born of German parents and lived most of his life abroad
   他的父母都是德国人，但他一生中大部分时间在国外度过。
5. Willie Smith was the second son born to Jean and Stephen.
   威利·史密斯是琼和斯蒂芬生的第二个儿子。
6. He was born with only one lung.
   他生下来就只有一叶肺。
7. Some people are born brainy
   有些人天生聪明。
8. I think he was born to be editor of a tabloid newspaper
   我觉得他天生就是当小报编辑的料。
9. We are all born leaders; we just need the right circumstances in which to flourish.
   我们每个人天生都具备领导者的素质；我们只是需要适当的环境来培养这种素质。
10. She was born Jenny Harvey on June 11, 1946.
    她在1946年6月11号出生，取名叫珍妮·哈维。
11. Jack was a born teacher.
    杰克天生是个当老师的料。
12. The idea for the show was born in his hospital room
    这个节目的构思是他在医院病房里想出来的。
13. Congress passed the National Security Act, and the CIA was born
    国会通过了《国家安全法》，中央情报局由此而诞生。
14. Energy conservation as a philosophy was born out of the 1973 oil crisis.
    能源节约的理念产生于1973年的石油危机。
15. I was born and bred in the highlands
    我在高地地区出生和长大。
16. Born and bred in this country, he and his wife emigrated to Los Angeles after the war
    尽管生于斯长于斯，他和妻子在战后还是移民去了洛杉矶。
17. I was born cherubic and chubby.
    我出生时胖乎乎的，像天使般可爱。
18. When Michael was born I was on cloud nine.
    迈克尔出生的时候，我都乐得找不着北了。
19. In due course the baby was born
    婴儿足月降生了。
20. He was born in Zimbabwe where he completed his first degree in economics.
    他出生于津巴布韦，并在那里完成了经济学学士学位。
21. This equipment has saved the lives of a number of new born children.
    这套设备已经挽救了许多新生儿的生命。
22. I was born on Christmas day
    我出生在圣诞节那天。
23. When my daughter Emma was born she was two and a half months premature.
    我女儿埃玛出生时提前了两个半月。
24. He was born of a peasant family.
    他出生于一个农民家庭。
25. A girl child was born.
    生了个女孩。
26. I'm a native of this place.; I was born here.
    我是本地人。
27. He has born intense moral suffering for many years.
    他多年来忍受了极大的精神上的煎熬。
28. You can't fool me; I wasn't born yesterday.
    我是个老练的人，你骗不了我。

  born borne【导航词义：生育】

  born v. 出生

〔辨析〕指人或动物出生，只用于 be born 结构，不可后接 by 短语。

  borne v. 生育

〔辨析〕bear 的过去分词，指生育后代，多用于主动语态的完成时或者带 by 短语的被动语态。

v.

be born to be/do sth

• 注定会成为；注定要做
  to have sth as your destiny (= what is certain to happen to you) from birth
  1. He was born to be a great composer.
     他是个天生的伟大作曲家。

born and bred

• （在某地）出生长大；受过…熏陶
  born and having grown up in a particular place with a particular background and education
  1. He was born and bred in Boston.
     他生于波士顿，长于波士顿。
  2. I'm a Londoner, born and bred.
     我是个土生土长的伦敦人。

born with a silver spoon in your mouth

• 生于富裕之家；出身富裕
  having rich parents

in all my born days

• （表示惊讶）这辈子（未听说，未见）
  used when you are very surprised at sth you have never heard or seen before
  1. 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 yesterday

• （表示自己并不傻，不会轻信别人的话）
  used to say that you are not stupid enough to believe what sb is telling you
  1. 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 minute

• 总有那种傻瓜
  used to say that sb is very stupid

not know you are born

• 身在福中不知福
  to have an easy life without realizing how easy it is
  1. 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 born

• 仿佛天生的；生来就习惯的
  as if sth is natural for you and you have done it many times in the past

be/be born/be made that way

• 天性如此；生下就这样
  to behave or do things in a particular manner because it is part of your character
  1. 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。

adj

1. brought into existence
   1. he was a child born of adultery