birth
/bɜ:θ; bəθ/ n
1
(a) [U] emergence of young from the mother's body; being born or bearing young 分娩; 出生; 生育
The father was present at the (moment of) birth. 婴儿出生时其父亲在场.
The baby weighed seven pounds at birth. 婴儿出生时重七磅.
He has been blind from birth, ie all his life. 他自出生时就双目失明.
(b) [C] instance of this 分娩; 出生; 生育
There were three births at the hospital yesterday. 昨天这所医院里有三个婴儿出生.
2 [C] (fig 比喻) coming into existence; beginning 起源; 开始
the birth of capitalism, socialism, a political party, an idea 资本主义、社会主义、一个政党、一种思想的起源.
3 [U] family origin; descent 家庭出身; 门第
of noble birth, ie from an aristocratic family 高贵身世的（出身於贵族家庭）
She is English by birth but French by marriage. 她是英国血统, 但嫁给法国人而入了法国籍.
4 (idm 习语) give birth (to sb/sth) produce young 生孩子; 产仔
She gave birth (to a healthy baby) last night. 她昨天晚上生了（一个健康的婴儿）.
(fig 比喻) Marx's ideas gave birth to communism. 马克思的思想孕育了共产主义.