forebear [ˈfɔrˌbɛr, ˈfor-]

例句:

• He was a good man , but always forebear his wrath and complaint.
  他是一个老好人,善于克制自我、隐忍无奈.
  
• I had much ado to forebear laughing.
  我费了很大的劲才忍住笑.
  
• A person from whom one is descended , especially if more remote than a grandparent; a forebear.
  繁衍后代的人, 特别是远于祖父辈; 前辈.
  
• The music is at times suddenly joyous in a way that's reminiscent of UK forebear Loose Tubes or the Pat Metheny Group.
  来自BBC
• Our forebear might even teach us a few old tricks that could be used to help the living.
  来自SA
• He does not have the evocative middle-of-the-night gifts of a radio forebear like Jean Shepherd.
  来自NEWYORKER