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at birth的意思_音标_例句

at birth 的音标为 /æt bɜːθ/,核心含义是“出生时”,用于描述人或动物刚出生时的状态、特征或时间点。它通常作为时间状语,放在句末或句中,强调与出生瞬间相关的属性,如体重、健康状况、先天特征等。

用法解析

描述出生时的状态
用于说明体重、体型、健康问题等生理特征。例如:

The baby weighed seven pounds at birth.(婴儿出生时重7磅)

A congenital condition characterized by incomplete lung expansion at birth.(一种先天性疾病,特征是出生时肺部未完全膨胀)

区分易混淆短语
需注意与 at a birth(一胎)的区别:

Cats sometimes have four or five young at a birth.(猫有时一胎生四五个幼崽)
at birth 仅指“出生时”,不涉及数量。

常见搭配

life expectancy at birth(出生时预期寿命):人口统计学中的核心指标。

switched at birth(出生时被调包):如美剧《错位青春》(Switched at Birth)的剧情设定。

例句10句

Man's nature at birth is good.(人之初,性本善)

She weighed 5 lb 7 oz at birth.(她出生时重5磅7盎司)

The disease is not detectable at birth.(这种疾病在出生时无法检测)

Education begins at birth, not at school.(教育从出生开始,而非入学时)

Small head circumference at birth may relate to future health risks.(出生时头围小可能与未来健康风险相关)

The infant's lungs were underdeveloped at birth.(该婴儿出生时肺部发育不全)

Research links thinness at birth to adult insulin resistance.(研究表明出生时瘦弱与成年胰岛素抵抗有关)

Twins often have lower birth weight than singletons at birth.(双胞胎出生时体重通常低于单胎)

The study tracked participants' health from birth to age 8.(该研究追踪参与者从出生到8岁的健康状况)

Premature babies require special care at birth.(早产儿出生时需要特殊护理)

短语搭配汇总

 

短语 含义 应用场景
at birth 在出生时 描述出生时的状态
give birth to 生育;产生 表示分娩或创造某物
life expe    

 

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