🔑fatherBrE/ˈfɑːðə(r)/NAmE/ˈfɑːðər/noun🔑amaleparentofachildorananimal; apersonwhoisactingasthefathertoachild父亲;爸爸◆Ben'sawonderfulfather. 本是个极好的父亲。◆You'vebeenlikeafathertome. 你对我一直像父亲一样。◆Ournewbossisafatherofthree(= hehasthreechildren). 我们的新老板是三个孩子的父亲。◆Hewasawonderfulfathertobothhisnaturalandadoptedchildren. 他对亲生的和领养的子女都很好。◆(old-fashioned) Father, Icannotlietoyou. 爸爸,我不能对你说谎。➡ see alsogodfather, grandfather, stepfatherfathers[pl.](literary) aperson'sancestors (= peoplewhoarerelatedtoyouwholivedinthepast)祖先◆thelandofourfathers我们祖先的土地➡ see alsoforefather~ (ofsth)thefirstmantointroduceanewwayofthinkingaboutsthorofdoingsth创始人;奠基者;先驱;鼻祖◆HenryMooreisconsideredtobethefatherofmodernBritishsculpture. 亨利 · 穆尔被认为是现代英国雕塑之父。➡ see alsofounding fatherFatherusedbyChristianstorefertoGod天父;上帝◆Father, forgiveus. 天父,宽恕我们吧。◆GodtheFather天父Father (abbreviationFr) thetitleofapriest, especiallyintheRomanCatholicChurchandtheOrthodoxChurch(尤指天主教和东正教的)神父◆FatherDominic多米尼克神父➡ see alsoHoly Father●fromˌfathertoˈsonfromonegenerationofafamilytothenext从父到子;世代相传●likeˌfather, likeˈson(saying) usedtosaythatason'scharacterorbehaviourissimilartothatofhisfather有其父必有其子●oldenoughtobesb'sˈfather/ˈmother(disapproving) verymucholderthansb (especiallyusedtosuggestthataromanticorsexualrelationshipbetweenthetwopeopleisnotappropriate)论年龄足以当某人的爹/娘(尤指双方在爱情或性关系方面不相配)●thewishisfathertotheˈthought(saying) webelieveathingbecausewewantittobetrue希望什么就相信什么
🔑fatherBrE/ˈfɑːðə(r)/NAmE/ˈfɑːðər/verbpresent simple - I / you / we / theyfatherBrE/ˈfɑːðə(r)/NAmE/ˈfɑːðər/present simple - he / she / itfathersBrE/ˈfɑːðəz/NAmE/ˈfɑːðərz/past simplefatheredBrE/ˈfɑːðəd/NAmE/ˈfɑːðərd/past participlefatheredBrE/ˈfɑːðəd/NAmE/ˈfɑːðərd/ -ing formfatheringBrE/ˈfɑːðərɪŋ/NAmE/ˈfɑːðərɪŋ/~sbtobecomethefatherofachildbymakingawomanpregnant成为父亲;做父亲◆Heclaimstohavefatheredover20children. 他声称有 20 多个亲生子女。~sthtocreatenewideasoranewwayofdoingsth创立(新思想);创造,发明(新方法)