the day in each year which is the same date as the one on which you were born 生日 Happy Birthday! 生日快乐！ She celebrated her 21st birthday with a party for family and friends. 她为家人和朋友举办了一个聚会来庆祝她21岁的生日。 a birthday card/party/present/cake 生日贺卡/派对/礼物/蛋糕 Oliver’s 13th birthday 奥利弗的 13 岁生日 He's having a belated birthday celebration at home. 他正在家里庆祝迟来的生日。 She was joined by family on the occasion of her 65th birthday. 在她65岁生日的时候，家人和她在一起。
Culture birthdaysbirthdaysBirthdays are especially important to the very young and the very old. On their birthday, people receive birthday cards and birthday presents from their family and friends. Children's cards often have a large number on them showing how old they are. Cards for adults have pictures of flowers or countryside, or humorous or rude cartoons. Cards for significant birthdays, such as 18, 40 or 60 may also have a large number on them. Inside the cards, there is often a simple greeting, such as ‘Happy Birthday’ or ‘Many Happy Returns of the Day’, or there may be a longer message or poem. Children expect to receive a special birthday present from their parents.Many younger children invite their friends to a birthday party at their home. Balloons are often tied to the gate of the house where the party is being held. Children wear their party clothes (= best clothes) and take a present. They play party games such as ‘pin the tail on the donkey ’ or ‘musical chairs’. Sometimes parents arrange for an entertainer such as a magician (= a person who does magic tricks) to visit the house, or they organize a celebration at a restaurant, leisure centre, etc. After the games there is a special tea with a birthday cake. The cake is covered with sugar icing (NAmE frosting), and has small candles on top, the same number of candles as the child's age. As the cake is carried into the room with the candles lit, everyone sings ‘Happy Birthday To You!’ and then the birthday boy or birthday girl tries to blow out all the candles with one breath and makes a secret wish.In the US, the 16th birthday for girls is sometimes called sweet sixteen. In many states 16 is the age at which a person can get a US driver's licence, and some wealthier parents give their children a car as a present. At 18, in Britain and in the US, young people become adults and many have a big party. In most parts of the US, 21 is the age at which people are allowed by law to drink alcohol. In Britain people celebrate 21st birthdays less than when 21 was the age at which they became adults.Many adults dislike getting older and a few lie about their age, saying they are younger than they really are. But in general older people are now much more willing to tell others their age. You may see a sign by the side of a road saying, for example: ‘Dave Ellis 50 today!’, put there by Dave's friends. It is quite common for friends and family to organize a surprise party for an adult's birthday, where the guests gather secretly and surpise the person whose birthday it is when they are brought into the room. Few people live to be 100, so a 100th birthday is very special. In Britain people reaching this age may receive a card containing a printed message from the Queen.Extra ExamplesTopics Religion and festivalsa1My birthday is in August. 我的生日在8月。 I hope you have a nice birthday. 祝你生日快乐。 Wish John a happy birthday from me. 代我祝约翰生日快乐。 I reached my 86th birthday this year. 今年我到 86 岁了。 I'll be 28 next birthday. 我再过生日就28岁了。 She spent her 50th birthday in Paris. 她在巴黎度过了 50 岁生日。 Three of my friends have birthdays this month. 我的三个朋友这个月过生日。 They share the same birthday. 他们生日在同一天。 What do you want for your birthday? 过生日你想要什么？ an exhibition to mark the artist's 70th birthday 为纪念这位艺术家 70 岁诞辰的展览 We're taking him to see the new film for his birthday treat. 我们要带他去看这部新电影庆祝他生日。 He had a portrait painted as a birthday surprise for his daughter. 他让人画了一张肖像画，想给女儿的生日一个惊喜。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- last
- next
- have
- spend
- celebrate
- …
- gift
- present
- card
- …
- for your birthday
- on your birthday
- happy birthday!
- wish somebody a happy birthday
Idioms
in your birthday suit
- (humorous)
not wearing any clothes 光着身子；裸体