born
/ bo:n /
v (used only in the passive without by
仅用于被动语态, 不与by连用)
1 be born
come into the world by birth
出生; 出世:
She was born in 1950. 她生于1950年.
* (fig 比喻) The Trades Union movement
was born (ie founded) in the early years of the century.
工会运动创始于本世纪初.
* He was born (ie destined from birth) to be a great
writer.
他生下来就注定是个伟大的作家.
=>Usage at bear2 用法见bear2.
2 (idm 习语) (not) be born yesterday
(not) be foolish or likely to be deceived because of lack
of experience
（并非）无知:
You can't fool me; I wasn't born yesterday, you know.
你骗不了我; 你要知道, 我不是三岁的孩子.
be/be born/be made that way => way1.
born and `bred
born, brought up and educated (in a specified place or
manner)
（在某处或以某种方式）出生、 成长及受教育:
He's London born and bred. 他是在伦敦长大的.
* She was born and bred a Catholic. 她一出生就受到天主教的熏陶.
Born in the purple
Born in a royal or very aristocratic family
生于王室或显贵的家庭.
Born of somebody / something owing one's existence to somebody/something;
originating from something
由于某人[某事物]而得以存在; 来源于某事物:
He was born of German parents.
他的父母是德国人.
* Her socialist beliefs were born of a hatred of
injustice.
她的社会主义信念来自她对社会上不公平现象的痛恨.
Born on the wrong side of the blanket
(euph 婉)
illegitimate
私生.
Born with a silver spoon in one's mouth
(saying 谚)
Having wealthy parents
生于富贵之家.
In all one's born days (infml 口)
In one's whole life
一生; 平生:
I've never heard such nonsense in all my born days!
我一生中从未听到过这种胡言乱语!
There's one born every minute (saying 谚)
There are a lot of gullible people 总会有人上当的.
To the manner born => manner.
> born
adj [attrib 作定语]
Having a specific natural quality or ability
天生的:
Be a born leader, loser, writer, athlete, etc
天生的领袖、 庸才、 作家、 运动员等.
-born (forming
compound ns and adjs 用以构成复合名词和形容词)
Having a specific order, status or place of birth
按某排行、 有某身分或于某地出生的:
* First-born
* nobly-born
* French-born.
# ,born-again
adj [usu attrib 通常作定语]
Having been converted, esp to evangelical Christianity
重生的, 皈依的（尤指皈依福音派基督教）:
a born-again Christian 重生的基督徒.
Bahasa Malaysia
born
adj
Having stated quality (as if) from birth,
Ada bakat, berbakat/ semula jadi;
(pejorative)
memang dasar: a born musician,
pemain muzik yg ada bakat semula jadi;
a born leader, pemimpin yang ada bakat semula jadi;
a born liar;
memang dasar penipu;
vt;
be born,
Be brought forth by birth,
dilahirkan, lahir:
He was born in April 1966,
Dia dilahirkan pada bulan April 1966;
They were both born and brought up in the kampong,
Kedua-dua mereka dilahirkan dan dibesarkan di kampung;
b. having specified characteristic, illness, status,
circumstances, etc from birth, /lahir, dilahirkan/
/[adj], [prep], [v]/,
/lahir, dilahirkan/ sebagai
[n]:
To be born blind
Dilahirkan buta;
Children who are born with a cleft palate,
Kanak-kanak yang lahir dgn lelangit rekah;
He was born a
baron,
Dia dilahirkan sebagai seorang baron;
The child was born illigitimate and is therefore not entitled to
inherit the property,
Anak itu lahir di luar nikah, justeru tidak boleh mewarisi
harta itu;
c. having stated name from birth,
/lahir, dilahirkan/ dengan nama:
She was born Norma Jean,
Dia dilahirkan dengan nama Norma Jean;
d. be destined from birth,
Ditakdirkan:
Born to be king,
Ditakdirkan menjadi raja;
e. come into existence, lahir:
The underground movement was born in the early
years of the war,
Gerakan bawah tanah itu lahir pada tahun-tahun awal
peperangan;
Born and bred,
Dilahirkan dan dibesarkan:
He was born and bred a Muslim,
Dia dilahirkan dan dibesarkan sebagai orang Islam;
Be born of so.,
/berbapakan, beribukan/ sso,
/bapanya, ibunya/ sso: he was born of an English
father and an Indian mother,
Dia berbapakan orang Inggeris dan beribukan orang India / Bapanya
orang Inggeris dan ibunya orang India;
Be born of something,
a. (as a result of circumstances stated),
/lahir, dilahirkan/ hasil sesuatu:
Many of these children were born of prostitution,
(emotion) berpunca drpd sesuatu:
He spoke with a confidence born of knowledge,
Dia bercakap dengan keyakinan yg berpunca daripada ilmu
pengetahuan;
I was not born yesterday, saya bukan budak mentah:
You don’t fool me. I wasn’t born yesterday, saya tidak
mudah diperdayakan.
Saya bukan budak mentah:
In all one’s born days,
(colloq) seumur, hidup sso,
sepanjang /hayat, umur, hidup/ sso:
I’ve never heard such a thing in all my born days,
Saya tak pernah dengar perkara seperti itu sepanjang umur saya;
Wish one had never been born,
Menyesal kerana dilahirkan ke dunia ini.
-born (in compounds)
1. (forming compound nouns)
Anak:
first born, anak sulung;
2. (forming compound adjectives)
lahir [adj],
/lahir, dilahirkan/ sbg [n]:
A new born baby,
Anak yg baru lahir;
Nobly born,
Dilahirkan sebagai seorang bangsawan;
/French, African, etc / born,
dilahirkan di /Perancis, Africa, dll/:
An American born actress,
Pelakon wanita yang dilahirkan di Amerika;
Still born,
Lahir mati.
Born-again
adj
lahir semula:
A born Christian,
Orang Kristian yg lahir semula.
Born on the wrong side of the blanket,
Lahir di luar nikah;
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