【father音标】 英[ˈfɑ:ðə(r)] 美[ˈfɑ:ðər]
【单词释义】 father是什么意思：
n.父亲；祖先；（尤指天主教和东正教的）神父；天父
vt.成为父亲；创立（新思想）；创造；发明（新方法）
[单词分级] 中考英语词汇
[单词复数] fathers [第三人称单数] fathers
[单词现在分词] fathering
[单词过去式] fathered
[单词过去分词] fathered
【father同音词】
farther adv.更远地 adj.更远的
【father形近词/近似词】
gather vt.收集；聚集；采集
blather n. 废话；胡说 v. 喋喋不休；絮絮叨叨；啰嗦地说
bather n.洗澡者；游泳者
rather adv. 相当地；相反地
【单词例句】
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His son,Orpheus,took over such skill from the father that his lyre moved man and animals alike.
阿波罗的儿子俄耳甫斯继承了父亲这方面的才能，他的竖琴使人与动物皆受感动。
---- Apollo
◇ He was somewhat embarrassed to give his father a walnut while his brothers brought spun hemp. He nevertheless took heart and presented the king with the walnut.
两位哥哥都带来了纺好的线，自己却只带回一颗核桃见父亲，小王子很难为情，他硬着头皮来到父亲面前。
---- The Prince Who Married a Frog
◇ This frightened the father, and he promised to obey him.
这位父亲吓坏了，答应照他说的去做。
---- The Girl without Hands (I)
◇ Then she said, "Filled-with-Grief, pick up the cloth for your father and put it over his face again."
王后对儿子：“悲伤，去把你父亲的手帕捡起来，盖到他脸上。”
---- The Girl without Hands (II)
◇ The father sent one of the boys to run quickly to the well and get some water for the baptism. The other six ran along with him.
父亲派了一个儿子要他赶快到井里去打点水来，其他六个一看，也一窝蜂似地跟了去。
---- The Seven Ravens
◇ "I don't care," shouted the wolf. "If it was not you, it must be your father." After that he rushed at the poor little lamb and ate it up.
“我不管，”狼说，“如果不是你，就是你的爸爸。”说完，他就冲向小山羊，把他吃掉了。
◇ My mother isn't speaking to my father?She hasn't spoken to him in five years,and for that,my father is truly grateful?
母亲不能和父亲说话了。过去的五年中，她从未开口与他说话，然而，父亲仍为此充满感激。
---- To Love Enough
◇ Historians contend that the group represented the father, son, and Holy Ghost when placed together, while the "ring" finger signified earthly love, making it the perfect location for a spouse's wedding ring.
历史学家指出，这三个手指相连代表着父、子和圣灵相连，而无名指象征着俗世的爱，于是便成了已婚者戴结婚戒指的完美位置。
---- Why are wedding rings worn on the left hand?
◇ The father asked each son in turn to try to break the bundle, but none of them could do it.
父亲让别的儿子挨个儿试试，看他们是否能把那捆树枝折断，但谁也做不到。
---- A Bundle of Sticks
◇ "Listen to the voice of innocence!" exclaimed his father; and what the child had said was whispered from one to another.
“上帝哟，你听这个天真的声音！”爸爸说。于是大家把这孩子讲的话私自低声地传播开来。