| 单词 | great-grandfather |
| 释义 | great-grandfather noun[C] uk/ˌɡreɪtˈɡræn.fɑː.ðər/us/ˌɡreɪtˈɡræn.fɑː.ðɚ/thegrandfatherof one ofyourparents: 曾祖父；曾外祖父His great-grandfatherleftAthens for theUnitedStatesin the early 1900s.他的曾祖父在20世纪初离开雅典去往美国。 Family: relations in general
Examplesofgreat-grandfathergreat-grandfather The school graduates who remember mygreat-grandfatherare now all grey-haired men, and approach me each with a red rose. From theCambridge English Corpus The children were thus given a roof over their heads by theirgreat-grandfather, whose own frailty was also a cause for parish support. From theCambridge English Corpus Perhaps that was fortunate, because we all have agreat-grandfatherin the cupboard whom we can drag out to prove our credentials. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We had a great deal of trouble with a chemist who had lent money to mygreat-grandfather, and, not unreasonably, wanted some return on it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Talking of posterity,1 have quite recently become agreat-grandfather. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Mygreat-grandfatherbuilt a school for a local hamlet, a small village, about six farms, a dozen cottages and a small pub. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 When hisgreat-grandfatherowned the estate, the written contracts of all employees stated that they were to attend church. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It was mygreat-grandfatherwho started off the whole debate with which we are concerned today. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There will be people whosegreat-grandfatherleft them £2 million when they were aged 3. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I think that hisgreat-grandfatherwould have been very pleased with that speech. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Why does the fact that someone'sgreat-grandfatherwas a custard powder manufacturer give that person a broader or more incisive view of events now? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 My father was a collier, as was my grandfather and mygreat-grandfather. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Agreat-grandfatherof mine was a pioneer and explorer 150 years ago. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Mygreat-grandfatherand my great-great-grandfatherwere verderers before me. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Mygreat-grandfatherwas hung from the shafts of a cart in the '98 rebellion. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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