【birth rate】 - AEAS备考词汇

birth rate

UK:  ['bɜ:θˌreɪt]

US:  ['bɝθˌret]

复数：birth rates  

n.

1.出生率

1 . If the Palestinians got the right to vote, given their higher birthrate, within a few decades Israel would no longer be a Jewish state.
如果巴勒斯坦人获得了选举权，考虑到他们较高的出生率，在几十年内以色列将不再是一个犹太国家了。

2 . The argument that this will result in a lower birthrate is laughable, people will have kids regardless of being married.
认为这样会导致低出生率的观点是十分可笑的，人们就算不结婚也可以生孩子的啊。

3 . So even if the birthrate should rise somewhat, little expansion is possible for elementary and secondary school enrollments.
因此，即使出生率有所上升，中小学入学人数不可能有大的增长。

4 . An effective improvement cannot be only obtained by improving the birthrate through the subsidy (Pass) in which money is improved.
提高出生率，仅通过提高金钱的补贴是无法得到有效改善的！

5 . Emigration and a high mortality rate among middle-aged men are part of the cause. But so is a low birthrate.
移民和高死亡率是其中的一个原因，还有低出生率。