ancestors

英 [ˈænsɪstəz] 美 [ˈænˌsɛstərz]

n.  祖宗; 祖先; (动物的)原种; (机器的)原型
ancestor的复数

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  1. N-COUNT 祖宗;祖先
    Your ancestors are the people from whom you are descended.
    1. ...our daily lives, so different from those of our ancestors...
      与我们祖先的生活有着天壤之别的我们的日常生活
    2. He could trace his ancestors back seven hundred years.
      他的先祖可以上溯到700年前。
  2. N-COUNT 原种；原型
    An ancestor of something modern is an earlier thing from which it developed.
    1. The direct ancestor of the modern cat was the Kaffir cat of ancient Egypt...
      现代猫的直系原种是古埃及的卡菲尔猫。
    2. The immediate ancestor of rock 'n' roll is rhythm-and-blues.
      摇滚乐直接源自节奏布鲁斯。
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双语例句

  1. He could trace his ancestors back seven hundred years.
    他的先祖可以上溯到700年前。
  2. Diplomacy was in his blood: his ancestors had been feudal lords
    他天生擅长交际：他的祖先曾是封建领主。
  3. The King was on a private visit to enable him to pray at the tombs of his ancestors
    国王以私人身份出访，以便能够祭拜先祖陵墓。
  4. Our ancestors merely made use of their hands to change nature.
    我们的祖先只凭双手改造自然。
  5. The knocker is oblong in shape, and of the kind our ancestors called "jaquemart".
    铁锤是长方形的，像古时的钟锤。
  6. He was welsh, with the dark, stormy good looks of his ancestors.
    他是威尔士人，有着他祖先那种暗黑和粗犷健美的外貌。
  7. The custom has come down to us from our ancestors.
    这一习俗是从祖辈相传下来的。
  8. I have avenged my ancestors.
    我已为我的祖先报了仇。
  9. The ancestors of the Chinese people like other nations experienced a clan commune period.
    中国人的先祖和世界上其他民族一样，都经历了氏族公社时期。
  10. The ancestors of many English people were the ancient Angles and Saxons.
    许多英国人的祖先是古盎格鲁和撒克逊人。
  11. With their ancestors in paradise.
    就去天堂见祖宗去了。
  12. I choose to forgive my ancestors and you and all others participating in this dance forevermore.
    我选择永远宽恕我的祖先以及你和所有其他参与这个舞蹈的人。
  13. I hope he grew up, also keep in mind: Our ancestors are Chinese.
    我希望他长大了，也能记住：我们的祖宗是中国人。
  14. You have all honored your country and your ancestors.
    你们都为国家和祖先赢得过光荣。
  15. Have you been back to the place where your ancestors lived, worked, studied and played?
    您是回到您的祖先居住的地方，工作了，学习和使用？
  16. Our ancestors domesticated various plant and animal species.
    我们的祖先驯化了各种动植物。
  17. Have modern Americans lost the pioneering spirit of their ancestors?
    现代美国人是否已失去了其先辈所具有的开拓精神？
  18. I thought all my ancestors would descend from heaven to congratulate me.
    我当时以为，我的祖先会从天而降来向我道贺。
  19. Our ancestors built this wall.
    我们的祖先修筑了这道墙。
  20. Our ancestors discovered and made good use of this objective time, which created the solar calendar.
    我们的祖先很早就发现了和利用了这个客观时间，因此制定出公历和农历（阴历）。
  21. Stone tools that were unearthed there indicate the early cultural capabilities of our human ancestors.
    这里出土的石器说明了我们人类祖先的早期文化和才能。
  22. Protection and carry forward the ancestors left over from natural and cultural heritage.
    保护和弘扬祖先留下来的自然和文化遗产的任务。
  23. From our ancestors we receive wonderful seeds.
    我们从祖先那里继承了美妙的种子。
  24. I could understand the Chinese respect for ancestors a little better.
    关于中国人对祖先的尊敬我又有了一些更好的理解。
  25. GENEALOGY: This can be a long-term project that can help you learn about your ancestors and history.
    家谱：这是一项长期的计划，可以帮你了解你的祖先和历史。
  26. No descendents to show reverence to ancestors.
    没有后代对祖先表现敬畏和尊敬。
  27. They used to think that we inherited this tendency from our animal ancestors.
    他们过去认为我们是从我们的动物祖先身上遗传的这种倾向。
  28. Have my ancestors had these thoughts?
    我的祖先们曾有过这些思想吗？
  29. I intend to forgive myself and my ancestors for polluting and harming earth in my personal history.
    我要去谅解在我个人史上污染并伤害过地球的我自己和我的祖先们。
  30. My ancestors also brought back the resplendent western civilization, such as medicine and calendar.
    我的先祖们也带回了璀璨的西方文明，如医学与历算。
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