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the time when a baby is born; the process of being born 出生；诞生；分娩 - at birth
The baby weighed three kilos at birth. 婴儿出生时体重为三公斤。 Global life expectancy at birth is about 72 years. 全球出生时预期寿命约为72岁。 John was present at the birth of both his children. 约翰的两个孩子出生时他均在场。 It was a difficult birth. 那是一次难产。 a hospital/home birth 在医院里／家中的分娩 - from birth
Mark has been blind from birth. 马克先天失明。 Please state your date and place of birth. 请列明你的出生日期和地点。 These chemicals can cause birth defects. 这些化学物质会导致出生缺陷。 They are at increased risk of low birth weight. 他们出生体重不足的风险增加。 The risk of premature birth increases markedly after 35. 35岁后早产的风险明显增加。 Please provide your complete birth name and birth date. 请提供您的完整姓名和出生日期。
Collocations ChildrenChildren 孩子 Having a baby/child 怀孕 - want a baby/a child/kids
想要孩子 - start a family
生孩子 - conceive/be expecting/be going to have a baby/child
怀孕 - miss your period
月经未按期来 - become/get/be/find out that you are pregnant
怀孕了；发现怀孕了 - have a baby/a child/kids/a son/a daughter/twins/a family
有一个宝宝／一个孩子／孩子／一个儿子／一个女儿／一对双胞胎／孩子 - have a normal/a difficult/an unwanted pregnancy; an easy/a difficult/a home birth
正常／历经艰难／意外怀孕；顺产；难产；在家中分娩 - be in/go into/induce labour (especially US English) labor
分娩；催产 - have/suffer/cause a miscarriage
流产；引起流产 - give birth to a child/baby/daughter/son/twins
生了一个孩子／一个宝宝／一个女儿／一个儿子／一对双胞胎
Parenting 养育；抚养；教养 - bring up/ (especially North American English) raise a child/family
抚养孩子 - care for/ (especially British English) look after a baby/child/kid
照顾小孩 - change (British English) a nappy/(North American English) a diaper/a baby
换尿布；给婴儿换尿布 - feed/breastfeed/bottle-feed a baby
喂孩子；给孩子哺乳；用奶瓶喂养孩子 - be entitled to/go on maternity/paternity leave
有权利休／正在休产假／陪产假 - go back/return to work after maternity leave
产假后回到工作岗位 - need/find/get a babysitter/good quality affordable childcare
需要／找到一个临时保姆／负担得起的高质量儿童保育 - balance/combine work and childcare/child-rearing/family life
平衡／兼顾工作与照顾小孩／抚养小孩／家庭生活 - educate/teach/home-school a child/kid
教育孩子；给孩子家庭教育 - punish/discipline/spoil a child/kid
惩罚／管教／娇惯孩子 - adopt a baby/child/kid
收养小孩 - offer a baby for/put a baby up for adoption
把小孩给人收养 - (especially British English) foster a child/kid
代养小孩 - be placed with/be raised by foster parents
被交给寄养父母；由寄养父母抚养
WordfinderExtra ExamplesTopics Life stagesa2He was anxiously awaiting the birth of his child. 他在焦急地等待孩子出生。 They recently celebrated the birth of their second daughter. 不久前他们庆祝了第二个女儿降生。 You should prepare a birth plan with your obstetrician. 你应该跟你的产科大夫一起制订一个分娩计划。 Better living conditions mean more live births and fewer stillbirths. 生活条件改善就会有较多的活产，较少的死产。 a registry of births, marriages and deaths 出生、结婚和死亡的登记
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- live
- normal
- difficult
- …
- give
- register
- celebrate
- …
- certificate
- records
- date
- …
- at birth
- at a/the birth
- during a/the birth
- …
- births, deaths and marriages
- births, marriages and deaths
- your date of birth
- …
- at birth
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the beginning of a new situation, idea, place, etc. 创始；起源 This declaration marked the birth of a new society in South Africa. 这份宣言标志着一个新社会在南非诞生了。 He was a medical student years before the birth of psychoanalysis. 在精神分析诞生前几年，他是一名医科学生。
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a person’s origin or the social position of their family 出身；门第 Anne was French by birth but lived most of her life in Italy. 安妮在血统上是法国人，但一生大部分时间住在意大利。 a woman of noble birth 出身贵族的女子
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- live
- normal
- difficult
- …
- give
- register
- celebrate
- …
- certificate
- records
- date
- …
- at birth
- at a/the birth
- during a/the birth
- …
- births, deaths and marriages
- births, marriages and deaths
- your date of birth
- …
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old Norse byrth; related to the verb bear.