n.[C]

1. 父亲，父
   You have been like a father to me.

   你一直像父亲一样待我。

2. 创始人；设计者；发明者[（+of）]
   George Washington is called the father of his country.

   乔治·华盛顿被称为国父。

   A.G. Bell was the father of the telephone.

   贝尔是电话的发明者。

3. 祖先；前辈[P1]
   They still follow the tradition of their fathers.

   他们仍然继承着他们祖先的传统。

4. （大写）神父
5. （大写）上帝；圣父[the/our S]

vt.

1. 做……的父亲
   He fathered a daughter at the age of fifty.

   他五十岁时生下一个女儿。

2. 创始；创立
   Einstein fathered relativity.

   爱因斯坦创立了相对论。

n.

1. a man in relation to his child or children.
   ▸a male animal in relation to its offspring.
   ▸a man who provides care and protection.
   ▸the oldest member of a society or other body.
   ▸ (the Father) (in Christian belief) the first person of the Trinity; God.
2. a man who introduces or founds something.
   ▸ (Fathers or Fathers of the Church) early Christian theologians who are regarded as especially authoritative.
3. (often as a title or form of address) a priest.

v.

1. be the father of.
   ▸ [usu. as noun fathering] treat with fatherly care.
   ▸be the source or originator of.
2. (father someone/thing on) assign paternity of a child or responsibility for something to.