birthrate是什么意思？

birthrate

英['bɜ:θˌreɪt] 美['bɜθˌreɪt]

• n. 出生率；

复数：birthrates;

例句

• The birthrate in the city has been decreasing. 该市的出生率一直持续下降.
• The birthrate is on the decline. 出生率在下降.
• The birthrate is on the decrease. 人口出生率正在下降.

英语六级真题

Eroding religious belief in Europe may partly explain lowered birthrates.
出自-2013年12月阅读原文
After the Soviet Union's collapse, says Cherlin, "anxiety for the future" depressed birthrates in Russia and Eastern Europe
出自-2013年12月阅读原文

英汉词典释义

• n.
  出生率
  The birthrate is on the decline. 出生率在下降。 The birthrate in the city has been decreasing. 该市的出生率一直持续下降。

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. the ratio of live births in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 population per year