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单词 birthquake
释义

birthquake

English

Etymology

Blend of birth + earthquake

Noun

birthquake (plural birthquakes)

  1. (informal) An event involving a large number of births or creations.
    • 1976, Ray K. Tyers, Singapore, Then & Now (volume 2, page 449)
      It has 149 midwives, 129 beds for gynaecological cases, 314 maternity beds and a "birthquake" of 39,856 babies (more than 109 per day).
    • 2013, Suzanne K. Steinmetz, Family and Support Systems across the Life Span (page 11)
      The presentation of this notion stimulated a birthquake of theoretical development and research in the field of urban sociology.
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