firstborn

英 [ˈfɜːstbɔːn]

美 [ˈfɜːrstbɔːrn]

n.  头胎; 长子; 长女
adj.  头生的（子女），初生的，第一胎生的

TEM8

BNC.40166 / COCA.18885

牛津词典

noun

• 头胎；长子；长女
  a person's first child

英英释义

noun

• the offspring who came first in the order of birth
  Synonym:eldest

adj

• first in order of birth
  1. the firstborn child
  Synonym:eldest

双语例句

• And Isaac his father said unto him, Who art thou? And he said, I am thy son, thy firstborn Esau.
  他父亲以撒对他说，你是谁，他说，我是你的长子以扫。
• Set apart for the LORD your God every firstborn male of your herds and flocks.
  你牛群羊群中头生的，凡是公的，都要分别为圣，归耶和华你的神。牛群中头生的，不可用它耕地。
• My mother knew her firstborn was sports-crazed before I could even tell her in words.
  在我还不会说话之前，妈妈就知道自己的大儿子是一个超级体育迷。
• When Pharaoh stubbornly refused to let us go, the Lord killed every firstborn in Egypt, both man and animal.
  那时法老几乎不容我们去，耶和华就把埃及地所有头生的，无论是人是牲畜，都杀了。
• Firstborn children tend to be more confident and perform best academically.
  头胎的孩子往往更自信，在学业上表现也最出色。
• It shall devour the strength of his skin: even the firstborn of death shall devour his strength.
  他本身的肢体要被吞吃，死亡的长子要吞吃他的肢体。
• Their firstborn son had been born without limbs!
  因为他们第一个孩子生下来竟然没有四肢！
• You must give me the firstborn of your sons.
  你要将头生的儿子归给我。
• Her firstborn was a baby girl.
  她头一胎生了个女孩。
• We read in Colossians that Christ is "the firstborn over all creation." What does this mean?
  我们读到歌罗西书说基督是「一切造物的首生」，这是甚麽意思呢？