ford: [OE] Ford is an ancient word, whose origins can be traced back as far as prehistoric Indo- European *prtús, a derivative of *por- ‘going, passage’, which also produced English fare and ferry. Descendants of *prtús include Latin portus ‘harbour’ (source of English port), Welsh rhyd ‘ford’, West Germanic *furduz (whence German furt ‘ford’ and English ford) and North Germanic *ferthuz (source of English fiord or fjord [17] and firth [15]). => fare, ferry, fiord, firth, fjord, ford, port
ford (v.)
"to cross a body of water by walking on the bottom," 1610s, from ford (n.). Related: Forded; fording.
ford (n.)
Old English ford "shallow place where water can be crossed," from Proto-Germanic *furduz (cognates: Old Frisian forda, Old High German furt, German Furt "ford"), from PIE *prtu- "a going, a passage" (cognates: Latin portus "harbor," originally "entrance, passage;" Old Welsh rit, Welsh rhyd "ford;" Old English faran "to go;" see port (n.1)). The line of automobiles (company founded 1903) is named for U.S. manufacturer Henry Ford (1863-1947).
中文解释
1. Oxford => ford.2. Ford (福特汽车) => ford: 汽车涉水而过。
实用例句
1. Working with Ford closely, I fell in love with the cinema.
与福特的密切合作开始令我爱上了电影。
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2. Ford never desisted from trying to persuade him to return to America.
福特从未停止过劝说他返回美国。
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3. Ford had the bright idea of paying workers enough to buy cars.
福特公司想出了一绝妙的主意：付给工人足够的薪水去购买汽车。
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4. Even Ford, who seldom smiled, laughed out loud a few times.
即使是很少笑的福特，有几次也笑出声来。
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5. Several manufacturers are also nibbling away at Ford's traditional customer base.
