grandfather
英 [ˈɡrænfɑːðə(r)]
美 [ˈɡrænfɑːðər]
n. (外)祖父; 爷爷; 外公
复数：grandfathers
Oxford 3000 / Collins.2 / BNC.4184 / COCA.2950
牛津词典
noun
- （外）祖父；爷爷；外公
the father of your father or mother
柯林斯词典
- N-FAMILY （外）祖父；爷爷；外公
Yourgrandfatheris the father of your father or mother.- His grandfather was a professor.
他的爷爷曾是一名教授。
- His grandfather was a professor.
英英释义
noun
- the father of your father or mother
双语例句
- My grandfather was secretary of the Scottish Miners 'Union.
我的祖父是苏格兰矿工工会干事。 - Grandfather Dingsdale had sustained a broken back while working in the mines. Consequently, he spent the rest of his life in a wheelchair
丁斯戴尔爷爷在矿井里工作时被压断了脊骨，结果，下半辈子都与轮椅为伴了。 - He sat listening to the tick of the grandfather clock.
他坐在那儿，听着落地式大摆钟嘀嗒作响。 - His grandfather started the factory, and he came in when he was very young.
他的祖父创办了这家工厂，他很年轻的时候就进厂任职了。 - My grandfather was a butcher
我祖父是个屠夫。 - Adam spent a lot of time in his grandfather's office
亚当经常呆在他祖父的办公室里。 - The boy was named Tom after his grandfather.
这小孩以他祖父的名字被命名为汤姆。 - Their grandfather had left his village in order to escape the grinding poverty.
为了摆脱贫困的煎熬，他们的祖父离开了村子。 - My grandfather died yesterday evening.
爷爷昨晚老了。 - He was an admirer of her grandfather's paintings.
他非常欣赏她祖父的画作。