forebear是什么意思？

forebear

英[ˈfɔ:ˌbeə, ˈfəʊr-] 美[ˈfɔrˌbɛr, ˈfor-]

• n. 祖先，祖宗；

复数：forebears;

例句

• 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.
• I had much ado to forebear laughing. 我费了很大的劲才忍住笑.

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• N-COUNT
  祖先;前辈
  Your forebears are your ancestors.
  例句
  I'll come back to the land of my forebears. 我将回到祖先的土地上。

英汉词典释义

• n.
  祖先,祖宗
  Many of us conform to the outdated customs laid down by our forebears. 我们许多人都遵循祖先立下的过时习俗。

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. a person from whom you are descended