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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

  • Our forefathers once lived in caves.
    我们的祖先曾在洞穴居住。
  • This is our custom and our forefathers introduced this system.
    这是我们的习惯和我们的先辈介绍了这一系统。
  • This is the place where our forefathers landed.
    这是我们祖先登陆的地方。
  • 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。
  • From ancient times our forefathers have laboured, lived and multiplied on this land.
    自古以来,我们的祖先就劳动、生息、繁衍在这块土地上。
  • 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。
  • They were determined to go back to the land of their forefathers.
    他们决意回到祖先的土地上。
  • Methods as old as our forefathers;
    象祖辈一样的陈旧方法;
  • 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。
  • 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。