bornbe born with a silver 'spoon in your mouth(saying)1.■be born into a very rich family 生于富贵之家；出身富裕:They had both been born with silver spoons in their mouths, and never had to worry about money. 他们俩都生于富贵人家，从来不用担心缺钱花。,born and 'bred2.■born and brought up (in a place)﹙在某地﹚出生长大:He’s Liverpool born and bred. 他是土生土长的利物浦人。Both my parents were born and bred in London. 我父母都是生于伦敦，长于伦敦。I wasn’t born 'yesterday (spoken)3.■used to say that you are not stupid enough to believe what sb is telling you﹙表示自己并不傻，不会轻信别人的话﹚我不是昨天才出生；我不傻:You don’t expect me to believe that, do you? I wasn’t born yesterday, you know. 你不会以为我会相信那事，是不是？你知道，我又不是三岁的小孩子。in all my born 'days (old-fashioned,informal)4.■never in my life (especially used when referring to sth unpleasant) 生平，一生﹙从未﹚﹙尤指不愉快的事情﹚:How dare you say that! I’ve never been spoken to like that in all my born days! 你怎么敢这样说！我这辈子还没有人对我这么说过话！there’s one born every 'minute (saying)5.■used to say that sb is very stupid 总有那种傻瓜:You really believed he would pay you that money back? There’s one born every minute! 你真的相信他会还你钱？总有傻瓜会上当！6.■be/be born/be made that way 另见way7.■not know you’re born 另见know8.■(as if) to the manner born 另见manner