| 单词 | father |
| 释义 | father (fɑːðəʳ ) Word forms: fathers , fathering , fathered 1. countable noun A1 Your father is your male parent. You can also call someone your father if he brings you up as if he was this man. You can call your father 'Father'. His father was a painter. He would be a good father to my children. ...Mr Stoneman, a father of five. Synonyms: daddy [informal], dad [informal], male parent, patriarch 2. verb When a man fathers a child, he makes a woman pregnant and their child is born. She claims Mark fathered her child. [VERB noun] He fathered four children by different women. [V n + by] 3. countable noun The man who invented or started something is sometimes referred to as the father of that thing. ...Max Dupain, regarded as the father of modern photography. [+ of] Synonyms: founder, author, maker, architect 4. countable noun & title noun In some Christian churches, priests are addressed or referred to as Father. I would like your advice on a matter of conscience, Father. ...Father William. 5. proper noun [our N; N-VOC] Christians often refer to God as our Father or address him as Father. ...Our Father in Heaven. Quotations: Honour thy father and thy mother Bible: Exodus ' Tis happy for him, that his father was before himPolite Conversation No man is responsible for his father. That is entirely his mother's affairAlabaster Lamps No man can know who was his fatherOdyssey It's all any reasonable child can expect if the dad is present at the conceptionEntertaining Mr. Sloane It is a wise father that knows his own childThe Merchant of Venice Like father like son Collocations: loving father I try to be a loving father in their lives. Christianity Today That's not the way logic or systematic theology works, but that's the way you relate to a loving father. Christianity Today Having the support of a protective, loving father during this process provides a major boost to the survival chances of the young ones. Times, Sunday Times Your daughter may well welcome having a loving father in her life but you have to make this about meeting her needs, not her making you feel better. The Sun A married father of three, he is an avid golfer, skier and sailor. Times, Sunday Times (2010) The married father of three says he finds time in his busy schedule to play village cricket. Times, Sunday Times (2012) The married father of five took on the challenge and steered the society from danger. Times, Sunday Times (2016) A married father rather than a globe-trotting megastar. Times, Sunday Times (2016) I'm a proud father, but also a colleague. Times, Sunday Times Like a proud father, he points out the peach, pear, apple and quince trees. Times, Sunday Times All right, all right, said his proud father, a rabbit then. Times, Sunday Times Even if he was tempted, he knows the act would pain his proud father. Times, Sunday Times Over to the proud father for his reaction. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 父亲 Japanese: 父 |
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