forefathers

英 [ˈfɔːˌfɑːðəz]

美 [ˈfɔrˌfɑðərz]

n.  祖先，祖宗(尤指男性)
forefather的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT (尤指男性)祖先，先人
  Yourforefathersare your ancestors, especially your male ancestors.
  1. They were determined to go back to the land of their forefathers.
     他们决意回到祖先的土地上。

双语例句

• He went to visit the graves of his forefathers.
  他去拜谒他祖先的墓地。
• From ancient times our forefathers have laboured, lived and multiplied on this land.
  自古以来，我们的祖先就劳动、生息、繁衍在这块土地上。
• This is the place where our forefathers landed.
  这是我们祖先登陆的地方。
• We are now engaged in a great and most glorious cause, never undertaken by our forefathers.
  我们正在做我们的前人从来没有做过的极其光荣伟大的事业。
• Don't walk in your forefathers 'footprints; Seek what they sought.
  不要走先人的足迹，要寻找他们所要寻找的。
• Our forefathers once lived in caves.
  我们的祖先曾在洞穴居住。
• They retain the religion of their forefathers. I have never questioned that.
  他们保留着祖辈的信仰，我从未怀疑过。
• The laws of our forefathers.
  我们祖先订下的法律。
• I have always said, and our forefathers told us this, that the greatest threat to the people is always government.
  我曾一直在说，而我们的前辈们告诉我们这个，对人民最大的威胁永远是政府。
• Our forefathers brought forth a great nation.
  我们的祖先带来了一个伟大的民族。