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forebear n.祖先；祖宗=forbear. (1) 祖先甚至可以教我们一些有助于生活的古老窍门。 You might have thought that forebear means to stop yourself from doing something. The word you are thinking of is forbear. Confused? The "e" makes all of the difference here. Whereas the first is a noun, the second is a verb. Just remember that if you see fore like in before, it's the people who came before you.

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英 ['fɔːbeə(r)] 美 ['fɔːrber] (1) Our forebear might even teach us a few old tricks that could be used to help the living. Your father, grandmother, and great grandfather are all your forebears. A forebear is an ancestor, or someone you are descended from. 1[N-COUNT 可数名词]祖先；前辈 Your forebears are your ancestors.   [usu with poss]  [LITERARY 文]I'll come back to the land of my forebears.我将回到祖先的土地上。

英语单词	forebear
英美音标	英 ['fɔːbeə(r)] 美 ['fɔːrber]
中文释义	n.祖先；祖宗 =forbear.
英语例句	(1) Our forebear might even teach us a few old tricks that could be used to help the living.
中文例句	(1) 祖先甚至可以教我们一些有助于生活的古老窍门。
vocabulary简明	Your father, grandmother, and great grandfather are all your forebears. A forebear is an ancestor, or someone you are descended from.
vocabulary扩展	You might have thought that forebear means to stop yourself from doing something. The word you are thinking of is forbear. Confused? The "e" makes all of the difference here. Whereas the first is a noun, the second is a verb. Just remember that if you see fore like in before, it's the people who came before you.
柯林斯解释	1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]祖先；前辈 Your forebears are your ancestors. [usu with poss] [LITERARY 文] I'll come back to the land of my forebears. 我将回到祖先的土地上。

Forebear 英 Fɔːbeə(R)] 美 Fɔːrber N.祖先；祖宗 =Forbear Teach Tricks