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forebear
[ˈfɔːbeə(r)] [ˈfɔːrber]

  • n. 祖先,祖宗,先辈;<喻>前身,早期版本

[ 复数 forebears ]

英英释义

forebear [ 'fɔ:bεə ]

  • n. a person from whom you are descended

    同义词: forbear

以上来源于: WordNet

 柯林斯英汉双解大词典 

forebear /ˈfɔːˌbɛə/

  • 1. 

    N-COUNT Your forebears are your ancestors. 祖先 [文学性] [usu with poss]

    例:

    I'll come back to the land of my forebears.

    我将回到祖先的土地。

同近义词

双语例句权威例句

  • He was a good man, but always forebear his wrath and complaint.

    一个老好人,善于克制自我、隐忍无奈。

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  • It's much larger than its 75 forebear. Perhaps it could be the 75 OS.

    先祖75要大多了或许可以说它75的超大版本。

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  • In the Old Testament, a son of Jacob and the forebear of one of the tribes of Israel.

    旧约中,雅各而且以色列某一部落祖先

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  • Like Abraham, he is supranational, the forebear of both the French and the Germans.

    ECONOMIST: Charlemagne

  • He showed me the scapula of an aurochs, an extinct forebear of domestic cattle, weighing more than two thousand pounds.

    NEWYORKER: The Sanctuary

  • His father came from a line of Norman squires claiming a forebear who sailed with William to conquer England in 1066.

    ECONOMIST: Liberty and democracy

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