forefather

US [ˈfɔːfɑːðə]
UK [ˈfɔː(r)ˌfɑːðə(r)z]
  • n.祖宗
  • Web祖先；前人；祖辈
Plural Form：forefathers  

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n.
1.
〈正式〉祖先,祖宗,通常用复数形式

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AllAll,祖宗祖宗,祖先祖先,前人前人,祖辈祖辈
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Our forefathers said "the situation is moving from the heart" , and only sing a deep, beautiful, rich voice to appeal to life.
古人云“感人心者莫过于情”，只有唱出深刻、优美、富有感染力的歌声才具有生命力。
gǔ rén yún " gǎn rén xīn zhě mò guò yú qíng " , zhǐ yǒu chàng chū shēn kè 、 yōu měi 、 fù yǒu gǎn rǎn lì de gē shēng cái jù yǒu shēng mìng lì 。
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Then he and his children are to be released, and he will go back to his own clan and to the property of his forefathers.
到了禧年，他和他儿女要离开你，一同出去归回本家，到他祖宗的地业那里去。
dào le xǐ nián , tā hé tā ér nǚ yào lí kāi nǐ , yì tóng chū qù guī huí běn jiā , dào tā zǔ zōng de dì yè nà li qù 。
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Because they have done evil in my eyes and have provoked me to anger from the day their forefathers came out of Egypt until this day.
是因他们自从列祖出埃及直到如今，常行我眼中看为恶的事，惹动我的怒气。
shì yīn tā men zì cóng liè zǔ chū āi jí zhí dào rú jīn , cháng xíng wǒ yǎn zhōng kàn wèi è de shì , rě dòng wǒ de nù qì 。
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After the Lord brings you into the land of the Canaanites and gives it to you, as he promised on oath to you and your forefathers.
将来，耶和华照他向你和你祖宗所起的誓将你领进迦南人之地，把这地赐给你。
jiāng lái , yē hé huá zhào tā xiàng nǐ hé nǐ zǔ zōng suǒ qǐ de shì jiāng nǐ lǐng jìn jiā nán rén zhī dì , bǎ zhè de cì gěi nǐ 。
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Playing in Italy - the land of my forefathers - has always been a dream for me.
在意大利踢球，是我最想去的地方，是我的梦想。
zài yì dà lì tī qiú , shì wǒ zuì xiǎng qù de dì fang , shì wǒ de mèng xiǎng 。
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Grandpa brought with him the pedophilic traits of his forefathers.
祖父带着他的祖先的恋童癖的特征。
zǔ fù dài zhe tā de zǔ xiān de liàn tóng pǐ de tè zhēng 。
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but they will be like the common run of men, and the quality of our forefathers is fast disappearing.
但他们会像普通人一样，我们祖先的品质差不多都消失殆尽了。
dàn tā men huì xiàng pǔ tōng rén yí yàng , wǒ men zǔ xiān de pǐn zhì chà bu duō dōu xiāo shī dài jìn le 。
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Many studies have found that Generation X family men help around the house a good deal more than their forefathers.
许多研究发现，“X一代”的男性家庭成员承担的家务比他们的先辈多得多。
xǔ duō yán jiū fā xiàn , " X yí dài " de nán xìng jiā tíng chéng yuán chéng dān de jiā wù bǐ tā men de xiān bèi duō de duō 。
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We are aliens and strangers in your sight, as were all our forefathers. Our days on earth are like a shadow, without hope.
我们在你面前是客旅，是寄居的，与我们列祖一样。我们在世的日子如影儿，不能长存（或作没有长存的指望）。
wǒ men zài nǐ miàn qián shì kè lǚ , shì jì jū de , yǔ wǒ men liè zǔ yí yàng 。 wǒ men zài shì de rì zǐ rú yǐng ér , bù néng cháng cún ( huò zuò méi yǒu cháng cún de zhǐ wàng ) 。
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Our forefathers laid the foundation of this relationship. Now the youth is going to sustain this relationship.
我们的祖先为巴中关系打下了基础，现在年轻一代将继续保持这种关系。
wǒ men de zǔ xiān wèi bā zhōng guān xì dǎ xià le jī chǔ , xiàn zài nián qīng yí dài jiāng jì xù bǎo chí zhè zhǒng guān xì 。
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