| 单词 | born |
| 释义 | bornborn /bɔrn/ ●●● S1 W1 adjective 1be born a)used to say that a person or animal comes out of its mother’s body or out of an egg: Hey Mom, where were you born?born in Neil was born in Brooklyn, right? Melissa was born in 1968.born at Were you born at home or in the hospital?born on Their daughter was born on June 7.born with Jenny was born with heart problems (=she has had them since she was born).born to More babies are being born to older parents. I was born and raised in Alabama (=I grew up there).be born into wealth/poverty etc. (=be born in a particular situation or type of family)be born blind/deaf etc. (=be blind, deaf, etc. when you were born)be born lucky/unlucky/free etc. (=be lucky, unlucky, etc. for your whole life)be born out of wedlock (=be born to parents who are not married) b)when something is born, it starts to exist: How a planet is born is a question that has only been partially answered.2be born to do/be something to be very suitable for a particular job, activity, etc.: Jim was born to be a politician.3a born leader/teacher/musician etc. someone who has a strong natural ability to lead, teach, etc.: Lee is a born salesman.4a born loser someone who always seems to have bad things happen to him or her5something is born (out) of something used to say that something exists as a result of a particular situation: Labor unions were born out of a need for better working conditions.6born and bred born and having grown up in a particular place and having the typical qualities of someone from that place: Meyer’s a Texan, born and bred.7be born with a silver spoon in your mouth to be born into a rich family8be born under a lucky/unlucky star to always have good or bad luck in your lifeSPOKEN PHRASES9I wasn’t born yesterday used to say that you think someone is lying to you and that you are not stupid enough to believe him or her10there’s one born every minute used to say that someone has been very stupid or easily tricked11in all my born days old-fashioned used to express surprise or annoyance at something that you have never heard about before: I’ve never heard anything so stupid in all my born days. [Origin: Old English boren, past participle of beran] |
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