Grandfather
[ 'græn'fɑðɚ ]
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n. （外）祖父;始祖;
vt. 新规定限制;不受新条例;
💡 词根助记
grand 宏伟的+father 父亲→ n.祖父；外祖父
📝 例句
He lived by his grandfather's motto: "History is bunk."
他涉身处世是遵循着他祖父的座右铭；“历史是骗人的鬼话。”
The church supper is the grandfather of the country club.
教堂的晚餐聚会是乡间俱乐部的前身。
My grandfather learnt shoe-making as an apprentice to a master craftsman.
我祖父跟一位大师傅当学徒,学会了制鞋。
My grandfather is a marvel; he goes hunting at his age.
我祖父真了不得,一把年纪了还去打猎。
He liked to go with his grandfather to the stoneyard.
他愿意同爷爷一起到石场去。
🌱 联想助记
【记】grand-词根表“隔辈”,father-父亲:隔一辈的父亲那就是祖父和外祖父
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
grandfather
grandmother, grandparent, ns
1 father or mother of either of one's parents （外）祖父或（外）祖母. =>App 8 见附录8.
2 (idm 习语) teach one's grandmother to suck eggs => teach. `grandfather clock clock worked by weights in a tall wooden case 落地式大摆钟.
🔁 扩展释义
*['grændfɑ:ðә]n. 祖父, 始祖【电】 原始资料组
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and this is an important decision we have to make.
这又是我们必须做的一个重大决定。
Who are those people?
那些人是谁？
If the landscape is hidden from view, you can enjoy the extraordinary sight of unbroken cloud plains that stretch out for miles before you, while the sun shines brilliantly in a clear sky.
如果这种景色被遮住了，你可以观赏一下展现在你面前的、一望数英里的、连绵不断的云海，同时阳光灿烂，天空清澈明朗。