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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- father
['fɒːðər]
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1.
noun
[c]
(parent) 父亲
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2.
noun
[fig]
(originator) 鼻祖
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the father of modern photography
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现代摄影艺术的鼻祖
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3.
noun
[宗]
神父
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Father William
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神父威廉
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- father
[ˈfɑːðər]
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1.
n.[c]
父亲，爸爸
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His father is a police officer.
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他父亲是一位警官。
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His father was born in Atlanta.
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他父亲出生在亚特兰大。
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2.
n.[c]
[Religion]
神父
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Father John says he's a holy person, a sort of saint.
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圣父约翰说，他是一个虔诚的人，一个圣人。
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3.
n.[c]
[Plural]
祖先，先辈
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Father can refer to a founder of a family.
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祖先可以指一个家庭的创始人。
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4.
n.[c]
[Christianity]
早期基督教著作家
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The Fathers have influenced the church doctrines with their writings.
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早期的基督教著作家用他们的著作影响教会教义。
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5.
n.[c]
[Christianity]
上帝，圣父
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Father is another term used for God.
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圣父是上帝的另一名称。
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6.
n.[c]
德高望重者
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The governing fathers discussed the trial.
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政府那些德高望重者讨论了这个审判。
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The tennis fathers ruled in her favor.
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这些网球前辈们让她钦佩不已。
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The city fathers endorsed the proposal.
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城邦元老认可了提议。
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7.
n.[c]
创始人，奠基人
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George Washington is considered to be the founding father of the United States of America.
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乔治华盛顿被认为是美国的创立者。
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George Washington is the father of his country.
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乔治·华盛顿是美国之父。
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8.
n.[c]
头目，头领
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The father wanted his family to expand into the enemy's territories.
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这个首领想让他的家族延伸到敌人的领地上。
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9.
vt.
生育（孩子），做……的父亲
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Tests had proved that he could never father a child.
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这些检测已证实他再也不能生育孩子了。
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Men often father children but don't recognize them.
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男人常常当了爸爸却认不出自己的孩子。
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10.
vt.
创造，创建
Collins English-English Dictionary
- father
['fɒːðə]
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1.
n
a male parent
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2.
n
a person who founds a line or family; forefather
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3.
n
any male acting in a paternal capacity
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4.
n
[often capital]
a respectful term of address for an old man
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5.
n
a male who originates something
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the father of modern psychology
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6.
n
a leader of an association, council, etc; elder
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a city father
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7.
n
[Brit]
the eldest or most senior member in a society, profession, etc
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father of the bar
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8.
n
[often plural]
a senator or patrician in ancient Rome
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9.
vt.
[tr]
to procreate or generate (offspring); beget
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10.
vt.
to create, found, originate, etc
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11.
vt.
to act as a father to
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12.
vt.
to acknowledge oneself as father or originator of
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13.
vt.
[foll by on or upon]
to impose or place without a just reason
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14.
vt.
[Etymology]
Old English fæder; related to Old Norse fathir, Old Frisian feder, Old High German fater, Latin pater, Greek pater, Sanskrit pitr
Examples
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The house came to him on the death of his father.
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他父亲死后这所房子由他继承。
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to model one's behavior on that of one's father
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仿效父亲的举止
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a man such as his father
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象他父亲那样的人
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Father, son, and grandson are three generations.
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父、子、孙为三代。
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He's always been difficult, he takes after his father.
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他像他爸爸，不怎么好相处。
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