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father-in-law

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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ˈfather-in-ˌlaw ●●○ noun (plural fathers-in-law) [countable]  SSFMARRYthe father of your husband or wife 公公;岳父
Examples from the Corpus
father-in-lawOne morning, in addition, he encountered his father-in-law, striding along in the pursuit of some business or other from home.His father-in-law had given up trying to explain to him the different cuts of meat.Recently my father-in-law died, and I was anxious for our children to go and see him and say goodbye.That, my father-in-law is the same way.My father-in-law got me into it, and he bought me Sadie when she was six months old.
ˈfather-in-ˌlaw nounChineseSyllable
of husband Corpus your or wife the father


father-in-law
ˈfather-in-ˌlaw noun (plural fathers-in-law) [countable]
the father of your husband or wife


father-in-lawBrE /ˈfɑːðər ɪn lɔː/ 🔊NAmE /ˈfɑːðər ɪn lɔː/ 🔊 noun (
plural
fathers-in-law
)
the father of your husband or wife 岳父;外父;公公   compare mother-in-law