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forebears

英 [fɔːˈbeəz]

美 [ˈfɔrˌbɛrz]

n.  祖先; 祖宗
forebear的复数

柯林斯词典

  • N-COUNT 祖先;前辈
    Yourforebearsare your ancestors.
    1. I'll come back to the land of my forebears.
      我将回到祖先的土地上。

双语例句

  • Even the bravest of your forebears kept his Kingsguard close about him in times of peril.
    就算你祖先里最勇猛的人也知道危险的时候不离铁卫。
  • I say immediate forebears, for we have lived only a few generations in Choy Hung.
    不过我家住在那里,只有数代,我们的家庙,却在东江的一个龚公村里。
  • In the intervening centuries, my aristocratic forebears had lost their status and wealth due to drink, gambling and poor decisions.
    从她往后的几个世纪里,我的贵族祖先们由于饮酒、赌博和一些糟糕的决定而失去了地位和财富。
  • As Parliamentarians, you share with your forebears a fundamental role in the laws and decisions of your own age.
    作为国会议员,你分享了你的祖先中的一个根本性法律。
  • I'll come back to the land of my forebears.
    我将回到祖先的土地上。
  • Our success will do credit to our forebears and bring benefit to our posterity.
    我们的成功将继承先贤,泽被后世。
  • For I have sworn before you and almighty God the same solemn oath our forebears prescribed nearly a century and three-quarters ago.
    因为我已在你们和全能的上帝面前,作了跟我们祖先将近一又四分之三世纪以前所拟定的相同的庄严誓言。
  • That's what drew our forebears here.
    这正是吸引我们祖先之所在。
  • They sweep the graveyard, offer sacrifices, and burn spirit money to pay respects to their forebears.
    他们清扫墓地、献上祭品、焚烧纸钱,以表达对先人的敬意。
  • An island once owned by his forebears;
    曾被他的前辈占有的岛屿;