born /bɔːn/ CET4 TEM4

• 1. 

  V-T PASSIVE When a baby is born, it comes out of its mother's body at the beginning of its life. In formal English, if you say that someone is born of someone or to someone, you mean that person is their parent. 出生

  例：

  She was born in Milan on April 29, 1923.

  她1923年4月29日生于米兰。

  例：

  He was born of German parents and lived most of his life abroad.

  他的父母是德国人，他一生大部分时间生活在国外。

• 2. 

  V-T PASSIVE If someone is born with a particular disease, problem, or characteristic, they have it from the time they are born. 先天的 [no cont]

  例：

  He was born with only one lung.

  他生下来就只有一个肺。

  例：

  Some people are born brainy.

  有些人生来就聪明。

• 3. 

  V-T PASSIVE You can use be born in front of a particular name to show that a person was given this name at birth, although they may be better known by another name. 出生取名 [正式] [no cont]

  例：

  She was born Jenny Harvey on June 11, 1946.

  1946年6月11日她出生时取名珍妮·哈维。

• 4. 

  ADJ You use born to describe someone who has a natural ability to do a particular activity or job. For example, if you are a born cook, you have a natural ability to cook well. 天生的 [ADJ n]

  例：

  Jack was a born teacher.

  杰克是个天生的教师。

• 5. 

  V-T PASSIVE When an idea or organization is born, it comes into existence. If something is born of a particular emotion or activity, it exists as a result of that emotion or activity. (思想或组织) 产生; 诞生 [正式]

  例：

  The idea for the show was born in his hospital room.

  这个演出的想法是在他医院病房里产生的。

  例：

  Congress passed the National Security Act, and the CIA was born.

  国会通过了《国家安全法案》，中央情报局由此诞生。

• 6. 

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