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| /ɪnˈherɪt/ |
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| 1 | I/T to receive property or money from someone who has died 继承（财产） |
| inherit sth from sb He inherited the business from his father. 他继承了父亲的企业。 |
| | 1a | to receive a right or an official social position that belonged to a relative who has died 继承（权利或正式社会地位） | |
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| 2 | T to be born with the same appearance or character as one of your parents 经遗传而得（相同的外貌或特征） |
| The boys inherited Derek’ s good looks. 这些男孩遗传了德里克的英俊外表。 |
| | 2a | to be born with a gene that increases your risk of having a particular disease or medical condition 经遗传而得（疾病） | |
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| 3 | T to have responsibility for a situation that someone has started and left for you to deal with 接手；接任 |
| the road building programme we inherited from the previous government 我们从上届政府那里接手的道路修建工程 |
| | 3a | to get something from someone who lived in your house or did your job before you （从先前的住户或工作者那里）得到，获得 | | I inherited Janine’ s desk and computer. 我得到了雅尼纳留下来的书桌和电脑。 | |
| | 3b | to have a belief , tradition , or way of life that you received from people who lived before you 沿袭，秉承（信仰、传统或生活方式） | | Many countries have inherited traditions of public service. 许多国家沿袭了社会服务的传统。 | |
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