forebear

US [ˈfɔrˌber]
UK [ˈfɔː(r)beə(r)]
  • n.祖先；祖宗
Plural Form：forebears  

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forebear
n.
1.
祖先；祖宗a person in your family who lived a long time ago

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1.
Moderation: Avoid extremes. Forebear resenting injuries so much as you think they deserve.
适度避免极端；要容忍别人对你应得的处罚。
shì dù bì miǎn jí duān ; yào róng rěn bié rén duì nǐ yīng dé de chǔ fá 。
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2.
Judging by the underlying structure, the car appears as if it will have proportions drawn directly from its 1950s forebear.
从基本结构，汽车似乎是如果将比例直接摘自其1950年的祖先。
cóng jī běn jié gòu , qì chē sì hū shì rú guǒ jiāng bǐ lì zhí jiē zhāi zì qí yì qiān jiǔ bǎi wǔ shí nián de zǔ xiān 。
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3.
Our forebear might even teach us a few old tricks that could be used to help the living.
祖先甚至可以教我们一些有助于生活的古老窍门。
zǔ xiān shèn zhì kě yǐ jiāo wǒ men yì xiē yǒu zhù yú shēng huó de gǔ lǎo qiào mén 。
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4.
Indeed, your ability for forebear is a minor miracle and is another sign of just how special each of you really is.
事实上，你从祖先得来的能力是多么的奇迹和特殊的。
shì shí shàng , nǐ cóng zǔ xiān dé lái de néng lì shì duō me de qí jì hé tè shū de 。
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5.
The Easter Hare (the Bunny's forebear), which first appeared in German folklore, would not be impressed.
听到这个，复活节野兔（EasterHare）（复活节兔子的祖先）一定会觉得很不爽；它最早的亮相就是在德国民间传说中。
tīng dào zhè ge , fù huó jié yě tù ( EasterHare ) ( fù huó jié tù zǐ de zǔ xiān ) yí dìng huì jué de hěn bù shuǎng ; tā zuì zǎo de liàng xiàng jiù shì zài dé guó mín jiān chuán shuō zhōng 。
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6.
He knows himself to be perfectly secure, but, still, he "cannot forebear trembling. "
他知道自己很安全，但是，他还是“不可抑制地发抖”。
tā zhī dào zì jǐ hěn ān quán , dàn shì , tā hái shì " bù kě yì zhì de fā dǒu " 。
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7.
This looks more like a smooth-ish exit from the stimulus cycle, rather than a forebear of nasty things to come.
这看起来更像是从刺激周期的顺利退出，而不是预示着坏事将临。
zhè kàn qǐ lái gèng xiàng shì cóng cì jī zhōu qī de shùn lì tuì chū , ér bú shì yù shì zhe huài shì jiāng lín 。
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8.
In the Old Testament, a son of Jacob and the forebear of one of the tribes of Israel.
迦得旧约圣经中雅各的儿子，他是以色列族一个部落的祖先
jiā de jiù yuē shèng jīng zhōng yǎ gè de ér zǐ , tā shì yǐ sè liè zú yī gè bù luò de zǔ xiān
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9.
In about A. D. 105, an official in the imperial court produced the forebear of what has become today the world's most indispensable product.
在公元一百零五年左右，朝廷的一位官员制造出今日世上最不可或缺产品的前身。
zài gōng yuán yì bǎi líng wǔ nián zuǒ yòu , cháo tíng de yī wèi guān yuán zhì zào chū jīn rì shì shàng zuì bù kě huò quē chǎn pǐn de qián shēn 。
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10.
forebear, forbear, A person from whom one is descended; an ancestor.
祖先从其开始繁衍子孙后代的一个人；先辈
zǔ xiān cóng qí kāi shǐ fán yǎn zǐ sūn hòu dài de yī gè rén ; xiān bèi
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