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grandfather, grandmother nounadjective➤maternal, paternal外祖父母;祖父母▸➤doting溺爱孩子的(外)祖父母 grandfather /grænfɑːðə(r)/ verb [transitive] (name) (law 法律) (informal) grandfather sb/sth (in) to give sb official permission not to do sth that is required by a new law, or to continue doing sth that is now illegal 免受新法规限制◆the new zoning law grandfathered in existing buildings. 现有建筑物免受新区划法限制。◆a grandfathered activity 免受限制的活动☞ grandfather grand·fa·ther /`grændˏfɑðə; ˈɡrændˌfɑːðə/n [c]the father of your mother or father (外)祖父 ☞ grandfather |