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.- They were determined to go back to the land of their forefathers.
他们决意回到祖先的土地上。
- They were determined to go back to the land of their forefathers.
双语例句
- 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。 - They are the most precious cultural legacy our forefathers left.
它们是我们祖先留下来的最宝贵的文化遗产。 - Our forefathers once lived in caves.
我们的祖先曾在洞穴居住。 - What we have now was built from the imagination of our forefathers.
我们所有的一切都是建立在前人想像的基础上。 - 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。 - We are now engaged in a great and most glorious cause, never undertaken by our forefathers.
我们正在做我们的前人从来没有做过的极其光荣伟大的事业。 - 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。 - 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。 - This is the place where our forefathers landed.
这是我们祖先登陆的地方。