The result was Linux, which worked nearly the same as its forebear and could run the same free and open-source software, but had been purged of conflicts with Unix's intellectual property rights.(就是現(xiàn)在Linux，它運(yùn)行起來(lái)與Unix幾乎一模一樣并且可以運(yùn)行同樣的自由和開(kāi)源軟件，而且已經(jīng)證明與Unix之間不存在知識(shí)產(chǎn)權(quán)沖突。)

There is a Chinese Barbie, an American Indian Barbie, a black Barbie, just about every sort of Barbie except its shameless forebear Lilli.(還有中國(guó)芭比、印第安芭比、黑人芭比，除去她無(wú)恥的祖先莉莉，芭比種類可謂應(yīng)有盡有。)

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.(投石車可向敵軍投擲巨石，于羅馬時(shí)期古典戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)中即已大顯身手，但中世紀(jì)投石車射程遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)超過(guò)羅馬時(shí)代的前身。)

The 8-inch model is as complex as its forebear, with 120 parts that snap together to form 12 jointed legs, a spinelike crankshaft, and a wind turbine.(這個(gè)8英寸長(zhǎng)的模型和30英尺長(zhǎng)的模型同樣復(fù)雜——120個(gè)部件拼接到一起，組成了12條有關(guān)節(jié)的腿、一條脊椎和一個(gè)風(fēng)力葉輪機(jī)。)

Moderation: Avoid extremes. Forebear resenting injuries so much as you think they deserve.(適度：避免極端。克制怨恨會(huì)帶來(lái)多大的傷害僅在自己一念之間。)

Portal 2 May not quite pack the same lightning-in-a-bottle sense of revelation as its forebear, but it succeeds admirably at following in its storytelling footsteps.(傳送門2可能不完全像上一部作品那樣充滿“瓶中閃電”似的、令人耳目一新創(chuàng)意，但是在劇情方面異曲同工，取得了值得稱道的成就。)

Our forebear might even teach us a few old tricks that could be used to help the living.(祖先甚至可以教我們一些有助于生活的古老竅門。)

In the Old Testament, a son of Jacob and the forebear of one of the tribes of Israel.(舊約中，雅各之子，而且是以色列某一部落的祖先。)

The Easter Hare (the Bunny’s forebear), which first appeared in German folklore, would not be impressed.(聽(tīng)到這個(gè)，復(fù)活節(jié)野兔(EasterHare)（復(fù)活節(jié)兔子的祖先）一定會(huì)覺(jué)得很不爽；它最早的亮相就是在德國(guó)民間傳說(shuō)中。)

He was a good man, but always forebear his wrath and complaint.(他是一個(gè)老好人，善于克制自我、隱忍無(wú)奈。)

Their forebears had perhaps come on a later wave of European migration.