forebear GMAT

1.schoolchildren studying up on their forebears' games and chores.

钻研祖辈娱乐和家务杂事学生们。

2.an island once owned by his forebears;

曾被他前辈占有屿；

3.The original Mangonel was first used in Roman times to fling large rocks at enemies.This Mangonel, though bearing some resemblance to its forebear, is far larger than its Roman counterparts.

投石车可向敌军投掷巨石，于罗马时期古典战争中即已大显身手，但中世纪投石车射程远远超过罗马时代前身。

4.Each individual’s youth faithfully repeats that of his forebears, introducing him to a role that lives on unchanged: it is a “pre-scribed” youth, which, to quote Mannheim again, knows no “entelechy.

每一个个体青年时期忠实重复着他祖先足迹，使他成为一个一成不变角色：这是模仿前辈年轻，再次引用曼海姆话，叫做没有“实体”年轻。