grandfather

noun

1. （外）祖父；爷爷；外公
   the father of your father or mother

1. N-FAMILY （外）祖父；爷爷；外公
   Your grandfather is the father of your father or mother.
   1. His grandfather was a professor.
      他的爷爷曾是一名教授。

1. I had a close relationship with my grandfather.
   我和爷爷很亲。
2. My grandfather was very Victorian.
   我的祖父非常传统。
3. He was an admirer of her grandfather's paintings.
   他非常欣赏她祖父的画作。
4. My grandfather was a butcher
   我祖父是个屠夫。
5. His grandfather was a Muslim cleric.
   他的祖父是一名穆斯林阿訇。
6. Grandfather Dingsdale had sustained a broken back while working in the mines. Consequently, he spent the rest of his life in a wheelchair
   丁斯戴尔爷爷在矿井里工作时被压断了脊骨，结果，下半辈子都与轮椅为伴了。
7. His grandfather was a professor.
   他的爷爷曾是一名教授。
8. Their grandfather had left his village in order to escape the grinding poverty.
   为了摆脱贫困的煎熬，他们的祖父离开了村子。
9. Bratby's grandfather had been artistically inclined.
   布拉特比的祖父很有艺术天分。
10. Her maternal grandfather was Mayor of Karachi.
    她的外公是卡拉奇市的市长。
11. As a child I remember being riveted by my grandfather's appearance
    我记得小时候觉得祖父的相貌很迷人。
12. My grandfather was secretary of the Scottish Miners 'Union.
    我的祖父是苏格兰矿工工会干事。
13. Grandfather set them up in a liquor business.
    爷爷资助他们经营酒业。
14. 'You know who Diana was, Grandfather.' — 'So I do!'
    “爷爷，您知道戴安娜是谁吧？”——“我当然知道！”
15. He sat listening to the tick of the grandfather clock.
    他坐在那儿，听着落地式大摆钟嘀嗒作响。
16. Adam spent a lot of time in his grandfather's office
    亚当经常呆在他祖父的办公室里。
17. Charles displays unreserved admiration for his grandfather
    查尔斯从不掩饰他对祖父的景仰。
18. Every day without variation my grandfather ate a plate of cold ham.
    我的祖父每天都会吃一盘冷火腿，雷打不动。
19. 'Kurt Kohn was my paternal grandfather's name,' Laura said when she found her voice.
    “库尔特·科恩是我祖父的名字，”克服了恐惧的劳拉开口说道。
20. The grandson gave his grandfather his arm and carefully supported him.
    孙子小心翼翼地扶着爷爷。
21. My grandfather died yesterday evening.
    爷爷昨晚老了。
22. The boy is named for [ after] his grandfather.
    这男孩是以祖父的名字起名儿的。
23. Grandfather is quite old and a bit hunchbacked.
    祖父年纪大了，背有点驼。
24. My grandfather had a bird cage.
    我爷爷有一只鸟笼。
25. We get grandfather up as father christmas.
    我们把爷爷化装成圣诞老人。
26. His grandfather started the factory, and he came in when he was very young.
    他的祖父创办了这家工厂，他很年轻的时候就进厂任职了。
27. He has bought a big funeral wreath for his dead grandfather.
    他为死去的祖父买了一个大花圈。
28. The boy was named Tom after his grandfather.
    这小孩以他祖父的名字被命名为汤姆。
29. The father called the baby John after his grandfather.
    父亲以祖父的名字约翰来给这个婴孩取名。
30. When grandfather died, father sent the obituary to friends and family.
    爷爷去世了，爸爸向亲朋好友发了哀启。

noun

1. the father of your father or mother

   Synonym:    grampsgranddadgrandadgranddaddygrandpa