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.
  1. They were determined to go back to the land of their forefathers.
     他们决意回到祖先的土地上。

双语例句

• Our forefathers once lived in caves.
  我们的祖先曾在洞穴居住。
• In modern society, still there are great number of Chinese men follow their forefathers.
  到了现代社会，还是有为数不少的中国男人继承着老祖宗的“遗志”。
• 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。
• Your forefathers ate manna and died, but he who feeds on this bread will live forever.
  吃这粮的人，就永远活着，不像你们的祖宗吃过吗哪还是死了。
• It is true I am Shawnee. My forefathers were warriors. Their son is a warrior.
  确实，我是萧尼族人，我的祖先都是战士。他们的子孙也是战士。
• Methods as old as our forefathers;
  象祖辈一样的陈旧方法；
• Don't walk in your forefathers 'footprints; Seek what they sought.
  不要走先人的足迹，要寻找他们所要寻找的。
• Our forefathers have handed a rich national culture down to us.
  我们的祖先给我们传下来丰富多彩的民族文化。
• You want to know where you came from, who your parents, who your forefathers were.
  你想知道你来自哪里，谁你的父母，谁是你的祖先。
• The laws of our forefathers.
  我们祖先订下的法律。