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forefathers

英 [ˈfɔːˌfɑːðəz]

美 [ˈfɔrˌfɑðərz]

n.  祖先,祖宗(尤指男性)
forefather的复数

柯林斯词典

  • N-COUNT (尤指男性)祖先,先人
    Yourforefathersare your ancestors, especially your male ancestors.
    1. They were determined to go back to the land of their forefathers.
      他们决意回到祖先的土地上。

双语例句

  • You want to know where you came from, who your parents, who your forefathers were.
    你想知道你来自哪里,谁你的父母,谁是你的祖先。
  • As my forefathers planted these for me, so I too plant these for my children.
    既然我的祖先为我栽树,我也该为我的孩子们栽些树呀。
  • We have lost our faith in many of the things in which our forefathers fervently believed.
    我们对自己的前辈们所笃信的许多事物丢失了信任。
  • He was deeply interested in them because they are the forefathers of man.
    他对它们深感兴趣,因为它们是人类的祖先。
  • This is the place where our forefathers landed.
    这是我们祖先登陆的地方。
  • Your forefathers ate manna and died, but he who feeds on this bread will live forever.
    吃这粮的人,就永远活着,不像你们的祖宗吃过吗哪还是死了。
  • They retain the religion of their forefathers. I have never questioned that.
    他们保留着祖辈的信仰,我从未怀疑过。
  • We didn't betray the forefathers.
    我们没有背叛我们的祖先。
  • Generation after generation, our forefathers worked hard and created a splendid culture on this land of ours.
    在这块土地上,我们的祖先一代一代地辛勤劳动,创造出灿烂的文化。
  • The laws of our forefathers.
    我们祖先订下的法律。