godfather

/god-fah-ther/US // ˈgɒdˌfɑ ðər //UK // (ˈɡɒdˌfɑːðə) //

教父,干爹,教主,执事

Related Words

elder长者,长老,长辈,老人 patron赞助人,资助人,主顾,资助者

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
- : a man who serves as sponsor for a child at baptism.
- : any male sponsor or guardian.
- : a powerful leader, especially of the Mafia.
- : a person who is regarded as the originator or principal shaper of a movement, school of thought, art form, industry, or the like: the godfather of abstract expressionism.

v.有主动词 verb

1
- : to act as godfather to; be sponsor or protector for.

Synonyms & Antonyms

nounsponsor

Synonyms

elder长者,长老,长辈,老人 patron赞助人,资助人,主顾,资助者

Examples

LaBerge, the closest thing to the godfather of the field, pinned down some of its common biological traits—that it occurs in the later stages of REM sleep when rapid eye movement peaks, for example.
After every draft, they compile each team’s letter-grade assessments from a variety of outlets, including ESPN’s Mel Kiper — the godfather of draftniks.
Costell selected her brother and Klimas to be godfathers to both of her children.
He told the Times that after the deaths of his parents, he grew up with a godmother who was a domestic and a godfather employed at a mattress factory.
When Fossella was first elected to Congress in 1997 at age 32, Molinari was described as his political godfather.
Forty-two years after its debut, The Godfather casts a long shadow over American cinema.
Sandra Bullock won for ‘The Blind Side’ and Al Pacino lost for both Godfather movies.
There was Radim Palouš, the sonorous philosophical godfather of Kampademia.
The godfather, Alston, was around back of the building, sitting on a bench at the edge of the playground.
He watched over and protected the misguided woman, consenting to act as godfather to the child she had by Lousteau.
At 78 one must expect to go to Heaven shortly, but still one's friends will be sorry, no doubt, and Hal loses his godfather.

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Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
- : a man who serves as sponsor for a child at baptism.
- : any male sponsor or guardian.
- : a powerful leader, especially of the Mafia.
- : a person who is regarded as the originator or principal shaper of a movement, school of thought, art form, industry, or the like: the godfather of abstract expressionism.

v.有主动词 verb

1
- : to act as godfather to; be sponsor or protector for.

Examples

LaBerge, the closest thing to the godfather of the field, pinned down some of its common biological traits—that it occurs in the later stages of REM sleep when rapid eye movement peaks, for example.

After every draft, they compile each team’s letter-grade assessments from a variety of outlets, including ESPN’s Mel Kiper — the godfather of draftniks.

Costell selected her brother and Klimas to be godfathers to both of her children.

He told the Times that after the deaths of his parents, he grew up with a godmother who was a domestic and a godfather employed at a mattress factory.

When Fossella was first elected to Congress in 1997 at age 32, Molinari was described as his political godfather.

Forty-two years after its debut, The Godfather casts a long shadow over American cinema.

Sandra Bullock won for ‘The Blind Side’ and Al Pacino lost for both Godfather movies.

There was Radim Palouš, the sonorous philosophical godfather of Kampademia.

The godfather, Alston, was around back of the building, sitting on a bench at the edge of the playground.

He watched over and protected the misguided woman, consenting to act as godfather to the child she had by Lousteau.

At 78 one must expect to go to Heaven shortly, but still one's friends will be sorry, no doubt, and Hal loses his godfather.