birth/bɜːθ/
n.1. 出生;诞生He weighed 10 pounds at birth.他出生时有10磅重。
2. 分娩;生产Mrs White gave birth to a fine healthy baby at her late thirties.怀特太太在她将近四十岁时生了个漂亮的健康婴儿。
Lorna gave birth to a daughter yesterday.昨天洛娜生了一个女孩。
3. 出身;身世French by birth法国血统
Iococca is Italian by birth although he was born in the United States.雅可虽然生在美国,但父母是意大利人。
4. 开始;起源;创始the birth of a new political party新政党的创建