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词汇 grandfather
释义 grandfather
noun[ C ]
uk /ˈɡræn.fɑː.ðər/ us /ˈɡræn.fɑː.ðɚ/(informalgrandpa); (grandad)
A2
the father of a person's mother or father: (外)祖父
Her grandfather on her mother's side was Italian.她外祖父是意大利人。
[ as form of address ]formal or old-fashionedLet me help you, Grandfather.爷爷,让我来帮你。
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples

a grandparent
grandparentMy grandparents are both in their 80s.
grandmotherWe went to visit our grandmother in hospital.
grandfatherHer paternal grandfather was a miner.
grandmaWhen grandma comes to visit, she always brings sweets.
grannyShe visited her granny in Pasadena.
nanUKShe was brought up by her nan.
She came into a bit of money when her grandfather died.祖父死后,她继承了一小笔钱。
My grandfather is getting old and can't hear very well.我祖父上了年纪,耳朵听不太清楚。
This pen that my grandfather gave me is one of my most treasured possessions.我祖父送给我的这支钢笔是我最珍爱的东西之一。
My grandfather has a profound mistrust of anything new or foreign.我祖父对任何新生或外来事物有一种根深蒂固的不信任。
He said that he was going to stick with the traditions established by his grandfather.他说他会继续坚持他爷爷立下的传统。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Family: relations in general
anti-family
aunt
auntie
baby daddy
baby mama
family man
father
fatherhood
filial
filially
kinsman
kinswoman
kith and kin
long-lost
loved one
relationship
relative
removed
second cousin
sib

grandfather | American Dictionary


grandfather
noun[ C ]
us/ˈɡrændˌfɑð·ər/(infmlgranddad, us/ˈɡræn·dæd/); (infmlgrandpa, us/ˈɡræm·pə, -pɑ/)
the father of a person’s mother or father

Examples of grandfather


grandfather
Both grandfathers were scientists - in addition to being artists and fishers of men.
The vast majority of the small numbers of male carers mentioned were grandfathers.
The house in which she was born, cared for her parents until they died, and still lives, was built by her grandfather.
I realized that something similar also happened with the grandfathers' terminology.
At the same time, however, men were more frequently depicted as spouses, lovers and grandfathers.
She met her grandfather and talked to him just once.
Her grandfather is said to have gone out with the two lads (line 317).
He also generously allowed me to study and publish several of the pictures from his grandfather's album for the first time.
Her grandfather had been a sarpanch and one of her uncles was in the police.
But it was when his grandfather died that he broke down.
Sixteen percent live with their grandmothers and 4% live with their grandfathers.
Sometimes a grandfather takes advantage of his granddaughter, sometimes it's the uncle or the father.
They need to identify measures, which could facilitate fathers and grandfathers taking a greater part.
He was a true patriot, like your own grandfather.
They were born there, they lived there, and some died there, notably my paternal grandfather.
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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