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
📖 同为「初中」词汇
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A friend of a friend is good pals with the lead singer.
我一个朋友的朋友跟那个主唱歌手是朋友。
Poverty is the root of all evils.
穷困是万恶之源。
New York is built on a group of islands on the east coast of the USA at a point where several rivers flow into the ocean.
纽约市建立在美国东海岸的一群岛屿上，那儿是好几条河流入海的交汇点。