n.分娩；出生；诞生；血统
v.分娩；产生
adj.有血亲关系的
Gestation extends from fertilization to birth. 妊娠期系指从配种到分娩之间的时间。
Many of the women died in child birth in the past. 在过去，许多妇女死于分娩。
My daughter's birth was ecstatic. 我女儿的出生令人欣喜。
By accident of birth she was rich. 她有幸出生于富裕人家。
This painting depicts the birth of Venus. 这幅画描绘的是维纳斯的诞生。
There is a mystique about the birth of a new star. 一个新明星的诞生总是显得神秘。
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。
用作动词 (v.)Gestation extends from fertilization to birth. 妊娠期系指从配种到分娩之间的时间。
During the birth she was given gas and air. 她分娩时用了麻醉混合气体。
The era also gave birth to a whole array of new social problems. 那个时代还产生了一系列新的社会问题。
Every dragon gives birth to a St. George who slays it. 每一条龙都会产生出一个屠龙的圣乔治。
birth的基本意思是“出生,分娩,生育”,指一个新生命的诞生。引申可指一件事情的最初形成,即“起源”,或指一个人的背景及家庭状况,即“门第,出身”。
birth多用作不可数名词,偶尔也可用作可数名词。
birth的复数形式为births,指两个或两个以上孩子的诞生。
birth后可接of短语表示“出身于…”， birth前不可加定冠词。
