| 单词 | born |
| 释义 | born (once / 70 pages) adj When a baby is born, she comes into the world through birth. If you say, "I was born in July," that's the month in which your mother gave birth to you. You can talk about a newly born baby or ask your friend what year she was born. Even ideas or organizations can be described this way: "My book group was born in 2005." If you're a really good bowler, you can also say you were born to do it, or that you're a "born bowling champion." The Old English root of born is boren, the past participle of beran, "to bring, bear, or produce." WORD FAMILYborn: borner, bornly, reborn, unborn USAGE EXAMPLESAlbert Preston Brewer was a Tennessean by birth, born on Oct. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) Any product with more than 8 percent foreign meat must say where the animal was born, raised and butchered. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) I think it depends when they were born. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1adj brought into existence he was a child born of adultery Syn|Ant hatched emerged from an egg unborn not yet brought into existence unhatchednot yet emerged from an egg 2adj being talented through inherited qualities a born musician Syn innate, natural intelligent having the capacity for thought and reason especially to a high degree Born (once / 655 pages) n WORD FAMILY Born: Borns USAGE EXAMPLESGaga’s Born This Way is a bit of a contrast to that approach: The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017) As a child, he wore a T-shirt that read, “Born To Play Football.” Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) Born in the North Brabant province of the Netherlands, Oerlemans studied political science at Amsterdam University and journalism at London College of Communication. Time(Dec 30, 2016) n British nuclear physicist (born in Germany) honored for his contributions to quantum mechanics (1882-1970) Syn|Exp Max Born nuclear physicist a physicist who specializes in nuclear physics |
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