Word · Frequency #2488
birthday
生日
the anniversary of the day on which a person was born; the celebration of that day
- 1.
The anniversary of the day on which someone is born.
某人出生的周年纪念日
- 2.
an anniversary of the day on which a person was born (or the celebration of it)
生日(出生纪念日或其庆祝活动)
- 3.
The anniversary of the day on which something is created.
某物创建的周年纪念日
- 4.
the date on which a person was born
出生日期
- 5.
The date on which someone is born or something is created, more commonly called birthdate or date of birth.
某人出生或某物创建的日期,通常称为出生日期或出生日期
- 6.
A birthday party.
生日聚会
某人出生的周年纪念日；生日(出生纪念日或其庆祝活动)；某物创建的周年纪念日；出生日期；某人出生或某物创建的日期,通常称为出生日期或出生日期
In use
My birthday falls on a Monday this year, so I will celebrate it next weekend.
They surprised me with a cake at my birthday party last night.
Have you bought a birthday present for your brother yet?
on one's birthday
表示在生日当天，用介词on。
I will see you on my birthday.
我生日那天见。
Happy birthday!
固定祝福用语。
Happy birthday to you!
祝你生日快乐！
celebrate one's birthday
celebrate后直接接birthday。
She celebrates her birthday with friends.
Connections
Collocations
- birthday party
- 生日派对
- We are planning a surprise birthday party for her.我们正在为她策划一个惊喜生日派对。
- birthday cake
- 生日蛋糕
- She blew out the candles on her birthday cake.她吹灭了生日蛋糕上的蜡烛。
- birthday present
- 生日礼物
- I bought a nice birthday present for my brother.我给弟弟买了一份不错的生日礼物。
- birthday card
- 生日贺卡
- He sent me a beautiful birthday card with a handwritten message.他寄给我一张漂亮的生日贺卡，上面有手写的祝福语。
- happy birthday
- 生日快乐
- Everyone sang 'Happy Birthday' to the guest of honor.大家向主宾唱了《生日快乐歌》。
- birthday wish
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把“birth”联想为“出生”，“day”是“日子”，合起来就是“出生的日子”，即生日。
Context & Register
register: neutral, contexts: ["birthday celebration", "personal event", "social occasion"], note_zh: "“birthday”为中性词，适用于各种正式与非正式场合，通常作为日常交流中的常见话题。"
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words share the same final syllable /deɪ/ and fully rhyme with 'birthday'.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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