grandfather
美 [ˈɡræn(d)ˌfɑðər] 
英 [ˈɡræn(d)ˌfɑːðə(r)]
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复数：grandfathers 同义词
英汉双解
1. | （外）祖父；爷爷；外公the father of your father or mother |
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例句
I just love boxes. My grandfather was sort of the guy who, you know, kind of got me into all sorts of these things.
我的外公是那种，让我对这一切产生兴趣的人。
"They have names, " answered her grandfather, "and if you can describe one of them to me that I know I will tell you what it is called. "
“它们当然有名字了，”爷爷回答，“如果你能向我描述出其中一座山，我就能说出它的名字。”
Mr. ZHU: (Through Translator) His great-grandfather told him he'd see a eunuch coming out of the Empress Dowager's room carrying a bowl.
朱诚如先生：启光的曾祖父告诉他，他看见一个太监拿着一个碗从慈禧太后的房间中走出。
But my grandfather used to drink a cup of green tea before he went to bed when he was young.
但我爷爷年轻的时候，睡前一定要喝杯绿茶，否则他睡不着。
But it seemed to strike upon her grandfather, though he had not noticed it before .
但是它好象触动了她外祖父的心，虽然他先前不曾注意到。
It's just one of the many facts Alexander uncovered about her family. She says her great grandfather sacrificed to help future generations.
这只是阿黛尔所发现的她的家族很多历史真相的一个片段。她说，她的外曾祖父为了帮助后人做出了牺牲。
Mr Chirac's downfall may be treated with some indulgence by a public that has come to see him as a kind of grandfather to the nation.
曾经把希拉克视为国父级人物的公众，或许会对他的垮台投上几许宽容的目光。
"Grandfather! " he thought without sequence, and took out his watch.
“爷爷啊！”他胡乱想着，把表掏了出来。
We hoped our grandfather could realize how much we miss him.
希望爷爷知道我们有多么想念他。
My grandfather, Jack Kelly, was one of the premier rowers of his day.
我的祖父，杰克•凯利曾是做好的赛艇运动员之一
Around the time of my grandfather's memorial service, I had learned a lot of interesting things about him, too.
在我祖父的追思会期间，我也听说了很多关于他的有趣的事。
When my siblings and I were young adults and starting to ask lots of questions, our grandfather decided to educate us all at once.
当我们这些孩子刚长大，开始问许多问题时，外祖父决定把这些知识一古脑儿教给我们。
"I knew your grandfather was the right man for me because we loved our coffee the same way, " she said. "Cream with just a touch of sugar. "
“我知道你爷爷就是那个最适合我的人，因为我们都喜欢相同味道的咖啡，”她说，“奶油里加上一丁点糖。”
"They like to stand out there in the sun and not to be shut up in an apron, " said her grandfather.
“那是因为它们喜欢站在阳光下，而不喜欢被关在一个围裙里啊，”爷爷说。
My favorite was trying to explain my job to my wife's late grandfather some years back, a wonderful gentleman at an advanced age.
我最好笑的经历是多年前跟我妻子的祖父解释我的工作。老爷子年岁大了，人相当的有意思。
"We must do something about Grandfather, " said the son. "I've had enough of his spilled milk, noisy eating, and food on the floor. "
“我们必须对爷爷做些事情，”他儿子说道。“我已经受够了他泼洒的牛奶，嘈杂的进食，还有在地板上的食物”。
When my grandfather came for a few days to see a doctor, I was shocked to see him in our house.
外公曾抽出几天过来看病，当他出现在家里的时候，我大吃一惊。
grandfather's condition did not seem to be any pick up.
爷爷的病情似乎也不会有什么起色了。
I was certain it was my grandfather, putting his hand on my shoulder, telling me to think positive, that 'this too shall pass. '
我敢肯定，这道阳光就是我的祖父，他把手放在我肩膀上，告诉我要乐观处世，“这个，也会过去的。”
If this book show grandmother, their grandfather, they do not have to wear glasses, do not rely on a pair of ears on the line yet?
如果把这本书拿给老奶奶、老爷爷们看，他们也不必再戴眼镜了，光靠一双耳朵不就行了吗？
"Grandfather! " he thought without sequence, and took out his watch.
“爷爷啊！”他胡乱想着，把表掏了出来。
Her grandfather lay sleeping safely at her side, and the crime to which his madness urged him, was not committed. That was her comfort.
她的外祖父平安地睡在她身旁，他的疯狂并未导致犯罪。这便是她引以为慰的。
And you know there is generally an uncle or a grandfather to leave a fortune to the second son.
你知道，叔叔伯伯或爷爷往往会给第二个孩子留下一笔财产。
It is of the same status as the historical statement; "Charles Darwin and Francis Galton had a common grandfather" .
它和“达尔文和哥尔顿有共同的祖父”这个历史命题在性质上是相同的。
"Margaret, I'm bound for Liverpool by the first train tomorrow; I must set your grandfather at liberty, " said he.
“玛格丽特，明天早上第一班火车我就要到利物浦去；我得把你的外公替换回来。”他说。
They related to him, without disguise or concealment, all that they knew of Nell and her grandfather.
他们没有掩饰也没有隐藏地向他叙述了他们所知道的有关耐儿和她外祖父的一切。
But when David turned 13, his grandfather died and his mother as killed in a car accident .
在13岁那年的时候，他的祖父去世了，母亲也在一次车祸中丧生。
Once in her grandfather's room, she would be safe.
一到她外祖父的房间，她就平安了。
I was considered an example of desirable conduct just as my grandfather had been.
就象我祖父一样，在人们的眼里我成了品行端正的楷模。
The child was christened Peter after his grandfather.
这个孩子在受洗礼时按照他祖父的名字而取名彼得。
Your grandfather isn't likely to consent to it unless he can make sure that he's not got any other drain on him.
你外公未见得肯答应，除非他弄清楚别的方面没有再开销他的地方。
His grandfather founded the business in 1909.
他祖父于1909年创办了这家商行。
His grandfather started the travel business in 1870.
他的祖父早在1870年就开始经营旅游业。
The boy is named for [after] his grandfather.
这男孩是以祖父的名字起名儿的。
Like Santa, Grandfather Frost will not visit homes where the children are awake, even if they have been good all year long.
想西方的圣诞老人，森林爷爷不会在孩子们醒着的时候去他们房里，即使孩子们整年都很乖。
Grandfather picked up a block of wood, about 18 inches long. "The boat is in there, " he said.
外公拿起一块18英尺长的木头，跟我说：“船在这儿，你可以自己做。”
Time will not stop grief, and life will continue, the lonely grandmother did not know who, in her grandfather's irreplaceable.
时间不会因为悲伤而停止，生活还要继续，奶奶的孤独没人能了解，在她心里爷爷是无可替代的。
His father and grandfather were craftsmen and he took a master's degree in design at Musashino Art University in Tokyo.
他的父亲和祖父都是工匠，他在东京的武藏野艺术大学获得设计硕士学位。
Littlejohn's grandfather, Alexander Littlejohn, was a 1st class steward in charge of lifeboat 13 when the ship began to go down.
利特尔约翰的祖父亚历山大-利特尔约翰当时是头等舱的管事，船舶开始沉没时主管第13号救生艇。
Her mother being much smaller of frame, Patty felt somewhat like a grandfather clock that Joyce was endeavoring to lift and move.
乔伊斯的个头要小得多，帕蒂觉得她好像正费力地抬起并搬动一座落地钟。
After the war was over, the other pilots in my grandfather's company took a poll to see who was the bravest, and my grandfather won.
战争结束后，我祖父所在公司做了一个民意调查，看看谁是最勇敢的人，我祖父当选了。
There was a picture of my grandfather in his Citadel uniform. He was a member of the class of 1942, the war class.
一张是身穿大本营军校军服的祖父，他是1942年那一届的学生，战火中的军校生。
So my grandfather does it for her all the time, even when his hands got arthritis too.
而我爷爷就一直帮她涂指甲油，就连他的手得了关节炎，也没有停止过。
And my grandfather liked to listen to it, though he did not know much about music.
我爷爷很喜欢听她弹琴，虽然他本人不是很懂音乐。
She says my great grandfather was a different sort of traditional healer and she resists any inconvenient dreams.
她说我的曾祖父是另外一种传统治疗师，她也拒绝任何会干扰她的梦境。
We consulted our grandfather and decided to await the time when he would come out of his palace, and then to kill him from an ambush.
我们询问我们祖父的时候，决定他将等待他的宫殿出来，然后从伏击杀死他。
It belonged to my grandfather; that was Major Knox: you've read about him in history books, I guess.
这手提箱是我外祖父的；我外祖父是诺克斯上校：我想你一定在历史书上看到过他的名字吧。
My grandfather told me that coal is like the liver, and uranium is both the heart and lungs of Mother Earth.
我的祖父告诉我煤就像肝脏，而铀既是大地的心脏又是肺脏。
As a father, grandfather and husband, I have some feeling of what you are going through, but I can only imagine the depth of your pain.
作为一位父亲、祖父和丈夫，我对你们的经历感同身受。但是我没办法想象你们的痛苦是多么的深刻。
Let us here emphasize one detail, he was not won over and was but little softened by all the solicitude and tenderness of his grandfather.
在这里我们要着重指出一个细节：外公的关怀和爱护一点没有赢得他的欢心，也很少使他感动。
Chengzong decided to maintain and continue much of the work begun by his grandfather.
Chengzong决定维持和继续的许多工作已经开始，他的祖父。
But Charles Carroll had a secret. So he took into his confidence the one person he could, my grandfather's grandfather, Thomas Gates.
他有一个秘密。最后他只能信任他唯一可以信任的人，我的祖父的祖父，
"What kind of blood was that, incidentally? " asked Dumbledore loudly over the chiming of the newly unsmashed grandfather flock.
“顺便问一句，那是什么血呀？”邓布利多问道，声音盖过了刚修好的老爷钟的钟摆声。
Carl: One of my friends gave me his grandfather's stamp album after he died. Said he had no interest in stamps himself. It was in there.
卡尔：我一个朋友的祖父去世，把祖父的集邮簿送了给我，说自己对集邮没有兴趣。那枚邮票就在集邮簿里。
