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forefather forefather/fɔ͟ː(r)fɑːðə(r)/1[N-COUNT	可数名词](尤指男性)祖先，先人 Your forefathers are your ancestors, especially your male ancestors.   [usu pl]  [LITERARY 文]They were determined to go back to the land of their forefathers.他们决意回到祖先的土地上。 forefatherfore‧fa‧ther /ˈfɔːˌfɑːðə $ ˈfɔːrˌfɑːðər/ noun [countable usually plural]  Examples Thesaurus Collocations 1the people, especially men, who were part of your family a long time ago in the past  SYN  ancestorsomebody’s forefathers What would our forefathers have thought?2someone in the past who did something important that influences your life today:  Two hundred years ago our forefathers established this nation.

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jEPoK/1xFvkT+4I2iOf8EYlcBARUoRmc4yL4SOVcQHF/mUxPeEoQQpDthyN23JysMWgH4tMTI6QB5adLYhuTihEukeY83MtenzjA67BFhNfkkO2qFNFkmterEZMucR4lHZBy4mjfUlJlfENcbkcWDqW87qFTOSQp201Zv0p9W6mW+FNvfEu70GsulQ0kpONw             fore·father              /        ˈfɔːfɑːðə(r)                ;          NAmE                ˈfɔːrfɑːðər                /                              noun                            [usually plural        ]            (        formal        or        literary)                    a person (especially a man) in your family who lived a long time ago        祖先，祖宗（尤指男性）                    SYN                                    ancestor                                      forefather      forefathers                  fore·father              /        ˈfɔːfɑːðə(r)                ;          NAmE                ˈfɔːrfɑːðər                /             forefather[ˈfɔ:fɑ:ðə(r)]TEM4TOEFLn1969242069747890109NOUN2011312721Spoken:120751118forefathers[1118]祖先(92%)，先辈(8%)n.祖先；前辈

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Collins	forefather /fɔ͟ː(r)fɑːðə(r)/ 1 [N-COUNT 可数名词](尤指男性)祖先，先人 Your forefathers are your ancestors, especially your male ancestors. [usu pl] [LITERARY 文] They were determined to go back to the land of their forefathers. 他们决意回到祖先的土地上。
Oxford	fore·father / ˈfɔːfɑːðə(r) ; NAmE ˈfɔːrfɑːðər / noun [usually plural ] ( formal or literary) a person (especially a man) in your family who lived a long time ago 祖先，祖宗（尤指男性） SYN ancestor forefather forefathers fore·father / ˈfɔːfɑːðə(r) ; NAmE ˈfɔːrfɑːðər /
LDC	forefatherfore‧fa‧ther /ˈfɔːˌfɑːðə $ ˈfɔːrˌfɑːðər/ noun [countable usually plural] Examples Thesaurus Collocations 1the people, especially men, who were part of your family a long time ago in the past SYN ancestorsomebody’s forefathers What would our forefathers have thought?2someone in the past who did something important that influences your life today: Two hundred years ago our forefathers established this nation.
WDF	forefather [ˈfɔ:fɑ:ðə(r)] TEM4TOEFL n19692 420 69 74 78 90 109 NOUN20113 12721 Spoken: 120751118 forefathers[1118] 祖先(92%)，先辈(8%) n.祖先；前辈

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