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单词 father
释义 father¹ /ˈfɑːðə/ n.
1.(male parent)父亲

His father was a painter.他的父亲是画家。

He is a father of three.他是三个孩子的父亲。

He didn't want to be a father.他不想成为父亲。

2.(forefather)祖先;祖宗;前辈;长辈

Our fathers farmed that land.我们的祖先在那块土地上耕种。

3.(acting as father)承担父亲角色的人

I told myself that he would be a good father to my children.我告诉自己他会成为我孩子们的好父亲。

Her adoptive father left home when she was 15.她的养父在她15岁时离家出走了。

4.(inventor, originator)创始人;奠基人;发明者;发起者
the father of modern photography现代摄影术之父

Mahatma Gandhi, the founding father of independent India印度独立之父圣雄甘地

Spike Milligan was the father of modern British comedy.斯皮克•米利根是现代英国喜剧之父。

5.(elder)(团体等的)领袖, 长者

The city fathers decided to allow Ramsay to stay open.市政府高级官员决定允许拉姆齐继续营业。

I draw attention to a matter that seems very serious to me and to other Council fathers.我请大家关注一个似乎需要我和其他理事会领袖严肃对待的问题。

6.<英>(协会、行业等的)元老

father of the bar律师界的元老

7.【史】(古罗马)元老院议员
8.the father of sth<非正式>特别巨大的…;极为严厉的…;…中的极品

It was the father of all sherries.这是所有雪利酒中最纯正的一种。

father² /ˈfɑːðə/ vt.
1.(beget)+ child, offspring是…的父亲;成为…的父亲

She claims Mark fathered her child.她声称马克是她孩子的父亲。

He has fathered two children.他有两个孩子。

The National Zoo's Tsing-Tsing fathered several panda cubs.国家动物园里的青青是好几只熊猫幼崽的父亲。

2.(create)创始;创立;开创;发明

The very neo-cons who fathered this disaster are now calling for more American troops to be sent to Iraq.引发这场灾难的这些新保守主义者现在又在要求派遣更多的美军去伊拉克。

3.(act as father to)+ child, offspring, stepchild父亲般对待;养育

Increasingly, men will father their partner's children from previous relationships.越来越多的情况是, 男人们将像父亲一样抚养其伴侣与其前任所生的孩子。

4.(impose)把…强加于;把…硬塞给
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