ADJECTIVE | VERB + FATHER | FATHER + NOUN | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤lone (especially BrE) , single單身父親◇As a single father, he found it a struggle bringing up three children.作為一名單身父親,他發現帶大 3 個孩子真不容易。➤married, unmarried已婚的/未婚的父親◇a married father of two有兩個孩子的已婚父親➤divorced離婚的父親▸➤widowed鰥居的父親▸➤absent, absentee, estranged缺席的父親(很少和孩子溝通);與孩子疏遠的父親➤long-lost長年失散的父親◇Ryan has gone looking for his long-lost father.瑞安去尋找失散多年的父親了。➤biological, natural, real, true生父;真正的父親▸➤adoptive, foster養父▸➤second, surrogate第二個/替身父親◇I always thought of you as a second father.我總是想起你,覺得你就像我的父親。◇Elena's brother was a surrogate father to her kids after her husband died.自從埃琳娜的丈夫死後,她的哥哥就擔當了孩子們的父親。➤expectant即將做父親的人◇He paced like an expectant father.他像一個即將做父親的人那樣(緊張地)踱着步。➤new新父親◇Meet your new father.見見你的新父親。◇The new father took his son into his arms.這位新爸爸將兒子抱在懷中。➤doting, proud寵愛孩子的/自豪的父親◇He has just become the proud father of a baby girl.女兒的降生使他覺得非常自豪。➤young年輕的父親▸➤ageing/aging, elderly, old衰老的/上年紀的/年邁的父親➤ailing, dying, sick患病的/奄奄一息的/生病的父親◇He has an ailing father and two younger brothers to support.他要養活生病的父親和兩個弟弟。➤dead, deceased, late過世的父親;先父➤grieving悲痛的父親◇the grieving father of two children lost at sea因兩個孩子在海上遇難而悲痛的父親➤caring, devoted, good, great, loving, responsible, wonderful關心人的/一切為了孩子的/很好的/偉大的/慈愛的/有責任心的/了不起的父親◇He is very good with children and would make a devoted father.他對孩子很好,會是一位盡責的父親。◇He was a wonderful father to her.在她看來,他是一位了不起的父親。➤beloved, dear敬愛的/親愛的父親◇She kept the books that had belonged to her beloved father.她一直保留着她所深愛的父親的書。➤bad壞父親◇He was both a bad husband and a bad father.他既是一位壞丈夫,又是一位壞父親。➤distant冷漠的父親◇He had a domineering mother and a cold, distant father.他有一位專橫跋扈的母親和一位冷漠無情的父親。➤domineering, overbearing, overprotective, strict專橫跋扈的/盛氣凌人的/過於袒護孩子的/嚴厲的父親▸➤abusive, alcoholic, drunken, violent打罵孩子的/酗酒的/醉熏熏的/粗暴的父親➤famous著名的父親◇He followed the footsteps of his famous father into the film industry.他追隨大名鼎鼎的父親,從事電影事業。➤doctor, engineer, immigrant, etc.身為醫生、工程師、移民等的父親◇Their musician father encouraged their love of music.他們做音樂家的父親鼓勵他們熱愛音樂。VERB + FATHER➤resemble, take after長得像父親◇The two boys were like their mother in character, but Louise took after her father.兩個男孩子性格像母親,但路易絲像父親。➤follow, succeed跟隨父親的職業;繼承父業◇She followed her father into the legal profession.她跟父親一樣從事法律工作。◇He succeeded his father as Professor of Botany.他和父親一樣,成為了植物學教授。➤inherit sth from⋯遺傳自父親◇She inherited the urge to travel from her father.她熱愛旅行是從父親那裏遺傳來的。➤honour/honor, love, obey, respect尊重/愛戴/服從/尊敬父親◇Try your best to honor your father.盡量尊重你的父親。➤lose喪父◇I lost my father when I was nine.我 9 歲時父親去世了。➤bury埋葬父親◇I buried my father, and mourned his death.我埋葬了父親,為父親的離世哀傷不已。FATHER + NOUN➤figure父親般的人◇Some of his students regard him as a father figure.他的一些學生把他看成父親。PHRASES➤a father of two, etc.兩個等孩子的父親◇Smith, a father of two, was arrested on charges of theft.兩個孩子的父親史密斯因為偷竊而被捕。➤father to sb某人的父親◇Jesse is now married and father to a young son.傑西現已結婚,而且已有了一個年幼的兒子。➤follow in your father's footsteps繼承父業◇He followed in his father's footsteps and became a motor mechanic.他追隨父親成了汽車修理工。➤from father to son從父親到兒子◇The land passes on from father to son.這塊地由父親傳給了兒子。➤the death of your father, the loss of your father父親的過世