n(1) 父亲(male parent) [C]：Where does your～work? 你父亲在哪里工作? He gave his～a present on F～'s Day. 他在父亲节时送给父亲一件礼物。The child resembles/looks just like his～. 那个孩子样子长得很像他父亲。Like father，like son. (prov)有其父必有其子。The wish is the～of thought. (prov)愿望是思想之父。〖同〗 dad，daddy，papa;

(2) 祖先，前(长)辈(ancestor;forefather) [C，通常 pl]：the customs of/the land of our～s 我们祖先的习俗/土地;They work on the land as their～s did. 他们像父辈那样在土地上劳作。〖同〗 forefather，ancestor;

(3) 创始者，发明者(person who invents or first makes sth;founder) [C]： the～of modern medicine/of English literature/of radio 现代医学/英国文学/无线电之父;〖同〗 inventor，creator，originator，founder，maker;

(4) 创始人，奠基人，元老(person who is the leader or is very important in the beginnings;official) [C]：the city～s 城市元老;the～of a country 国家创始人;the Pilgrim F～s 美国最早的移民;

(5) 圣父(God) [F～]：God the F～圣父;God is called our F～. 上帝被称为我们的圣父。

(6) (对教士的尊称) 神父(title of respect of a priest) [C]：F～Sullivan is our local priest. 苏里文神父是我们教区的神职人员。

from father to son 一代一代往下传：The mansion has been handed down from～to son for 300 years. 那座庄园代代相传，已经有300年了。

→′fatherhood n 父亲的身份;′fatherless adj 没有父亲的;′fatherly adj 父亲般的;′fatherliness n 为父之道;父心;′fathership n 父亲的身份;′father-figure n 受尊重的男性长者;′father-in-law n 岳父，公公;

vt(1) (父亲) 得儿女;为……的父亲;像父亲般地对待(be the father of a child;act like a father) [T+n]：～five/a great number of children (父亲)生了五个/一大群孩子;～an orphan 抚养孤儿;be～ed by sb 被某人认作父亲;

(2) 想(提)出，制定，创始(create or found) [T+n]：～a plan/a proposal 提出一个计划/一个提议;He～ed countless inventions. 他有数不清的发明。The bill was～ed by a congressman. 那项议案是由一位国会议员提出的。Who～ed the idea of a National Park? 建立国家公园的主张是谁提出来的? 〖同〗found，begin，create，originate;

father sb/sth on/upon sb 认定是由……做的：～an article on sb 认定一篇文章为某人所写;～a crime upon sb 认为一项罪行为某人所为