forebear

音标发音

• 英式音标 [ˈfɔ:ˌbeə, ˈfəʊr-]
• 美式音标 [ˈfɔrˌbɛr, ˈfor-]
• 国际音标 ['fɔ:bεə]
• 英式发音
• 美式发音

基本解释

• n.祖先；祖宗
• =forbear.

同根派生

英汉例句

• I had much ado to forebear laughing.
  我费了很大的劲才忍住笑.
• A person from whom one is descended , especially if more remote than a grandparent; a forebear.
  繁衍后代的人, 特别是远于祖父辈; 前辈.
• Consider how much more frugal the poor are than we, how much better they forebear hardship.
  想想贫困的人比我们节俭多少,他们忍受困境比我们强多少.
• A person from whom one is descended , especially if more remote than a grandparent; a forebear.
  繁衍后代的人, 特别是远于祖父辈; 前辈.
• He was a good man , but always forebear his wrath and complaint.
  他是一个老好人,善于克制自我、隐忍无奈.

词组短语

短语

• forebear r 祖先;祖宗
• immediate forebear 直系祖先
• a forebear 祖先
• venerable forebear 贤人
• Cannot Forebear Trembling 不可抑制地发抖

英英字典

剑桥英英字典

• a relative who lived in the past

柯林斯英英字典

• Your forebears are your ancestors.