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单词 stillborn
释义 stillborn
I. \ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\ adjective
1. : dead at birth
 < a stillborn child >
— compare live-born
2. : failing from the start : disappointing all expectations : abortive, unsuccessful
 < a stillborn novel >
 < their first scheme died stillborn — J.W.Poling >
 < this stillborn treaty marked the failure of Germany to set up a new pattern of alliances — C.E.Black & E.C.Helmreich >
II. \ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun
(plural stillborn or stillborns)
: one that is stillborn
 < antigens obtained from infants and stillbornsYear Book of Urology >
 < the greatest resuscitator of the stillborn known to dramatic art — Everybody's Magazine >
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