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| birth announcement nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (notification of new baby's arrival) | 出生通告 
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|  | The birth announcement said that when Pete was born, he weighed 8 pounds. | 
| birth canal nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (passage through which baby is born) | 产道 chǎn dào
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| birth certificate nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (record of a birth) | 出生证 chū shēng zhèng
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|  |  | 出生证明书 chū shēng zhèng míng shū
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|  | To get a passport you will need your birth certificate. | 
| birth control nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (contraception) | 计划生育 jì huà shēng yù
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|  | There are many methods of birth control. | 
| birth control pill, birth-control pill,
 contraceptive pill nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.
 | (contraceptive tablet) | 避孕药 bì yùn yào
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|  | Women take the birth control pill to avoid getting pregnant. | 
| birth defect, congenital defect nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.
 | (abnormality present at birth) | 先天缺陷 
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|  | Heart birth defects are common, but most don't cause major problems to the patient. | 
| birth mark nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (patch of dark, red skin) | 胎记 tāi jì
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|  | She is really self-conscious about the birth mark on her neck. | 
| birth mother nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (biological female parent) | 生母 
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|  | My adoptive mother helped me find my birth mother. | 
| birth name nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (name on birth certificate) | 出生名 chū shēng míng
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|  | Her birth name was Georgiana, but everyone just called her Georgie. | 
| birth parents nplplural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors." | (biological mother and father) | 亲生父母,生身父母 
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|  | When adoptions are closed, people have a very hard time finding their birth parents. | 
| birth rate nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (ratio of babies born in an area to population) | 出生率 chū shēng lǜ
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| birthdate, birth date nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.
 | (date [sb] was born) | 出生日期 chū shēng rì qī
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|  |  | 生日 shēng rì
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| by birth advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare,"  "happening now," "fall down." | (through natural talent) | 天生 tiān shēng
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|  | He was an artist by birth. | 
| by birth advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare,"  "happening now," "fall down." | (through one's family) | 生来 shēng lái
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|  |  | 在血统上 zài xiě tǒng shàng
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|  | The U.S. Constitution requires the president to be American by birth, not a naturalized citizen. | 
| d.o.b., DOB,
 D.O.B nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.
 | written, abbreviation (date of birth) | 出生日期 chū shēng rì qī
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| date of birth nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (day, month and year when [sb] was born) | 出生日期 chū shēng rì qī
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|  | Please include your full name and date of birth on the form. | 
|  | 请在表格中填写您的全名和出生日期。 | 
| give birth viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | (have a baby) | 生孩子 shēng hái zi
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|  |  | 生产 shēng chǎn
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|  | Sarah gave birth on Tuesday. | 
| give birth to [sb] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (woman: to baby) (人) | 生(孩子) shēng ( hái zi )
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|  | Emily gave birth to twin girls last Saturday. | 
| give birth vtr + n | (animal: have offspring) (动物) | 产仔 chǎn zǎi
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| give birth to [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (animal: to young) (动物) | 产(仔) 
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| give birth to [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | figurative (create, bring about) (比喻) | 催生 cuī shēng
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|  | Henry Ford gave birth to the automotive industry. | 
| high birth nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (nobility, noble lineage) | 出身好 chū shēn hǎo
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|  |  | 出身贵族 chū shēn guì zú
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|  |  | 出身名门 chū shēn míng mén
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|  | Until quite recently a high birth would bestow one with many elite privileges, though not always great wealth. | 
| noble birth nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (being born into upper-class family) | 出身高贵 chū shēn gāo guì
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|  |  | 出身名门 chū shēn míng mén
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|  |  | 贵族出身 guì zú chū shēn
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|  | He was of noble birth but you would never have guessed it from the company he kept. | 
| place of birth nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (location where [sb] was born) | 出生地 chū shēng de
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|  | Many people never travel far from their place of birth. |