front
美 [frʌnt]
英 [frʌnt]
- n.前面；前线；正面；阵线
- v.面向；在…前面；朝；用…作正面
- adj.前面的；前部的；在前的；正面的
- adv.在[向]前面
- 网络前视图；前通
复数：fronts 过去分词：fronted 现在分词：fronting
adj.+n.
front page,front desk,front seat,front Gate,front yard
v.+n.
present front,front show,form front
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前部；前部位置forward part/position
1. | [c][ususing] 正面the part or side of sth that faces forward; the side of sth that you look at first |
The front of the building was covered with ivy. 大楼的正面爬满了常春藤。 | |
The book has a picture of Rome on the front . 书的封面有一张罗马的照片。 | |
The front of the car was badly damaged. 轿车的前面严重损坏。 |
2. | [sing] 前面；正前方the position that is in the direction that sb/sth is facing |
Keep your eyes to the front and walk straight ahead. 两眼看着正前方径直往前走。 | |
There's a garden at the front of the house. 房子的前面有一座花园。 |
3. | [sing] 前部the part of sth that is furthest forward |
I prefer to travel in the front of the car(= next to the driver) . 我喜欢坐在轿车的前座。 | |
The teacher made me move my seat to the front of the classroom. 老师把我的座位调到教室的前面。 | |
Write your name in the front of the book(= the first few pages) . 在前面的书页写上你的名字。 |
胸部chest
4. | [sing] 身体前部；胸部the part of sb's body that faces forwards; sb's chest |
She was lying on her front. 她俯卧着。 | |
I spilled coffee down my front. 我把咖啡溅到了前襟上。 |
建筑物的面side of building
5. | [c] the west, north, south, east, etc. ~ （建筑物，尤指教堂朝西、北、东、南等的）面the side of a large building, especially a church, that faces west, north, etc. |
the west front of the cathedral 大教堂的西侧 |
海边；湖边edge of sea/lake
6. | [sing] 海滨；湖畔；河边；沿海（或湖、河）道路the road or area of land along the edge of the sea, a lake or a river |
Couples walked hand in hand along the front. 对对情侣手牵手沿河边散步。 |
战争in war
7. | [c][ususing] 前线；前方an area where fighting takes place during a war |
More British troops have been sent to the front. 更多的英国部队已派往前线。 | |
to serve at the front 在前方服役 | |
fighting a war on two fronts 在两条战线上战斗 |
活动领域area of activity
8. | [c] 活动领域；阵线a particular area of activity |
Things are looking unsettled on the economic front. 经济战线上的情况显得不稳定。 | |
Progress has been made on all fronts . 各方面都取得了进展。 |
隐藏感情hiding true feelings
9. | [sing] 表面；外表behaviour that is not genuine, done in order to hide your true feelings or opinions |
Rudeness is just a front for her shyness. 她的粗鲁只是为了掩饰羞怯。 | |
It's not always easy to put on a brave front for the family. 常为家人装出勇敢的样子并不容易。 | |
The prime minister stressed the need to present a united front(= show people that all members of the group have the same opinion about things) . 首相强调必须表现出团结一致。 |
掩盖非法活动hiding sth illegal
10. | [c][ususing] ~ (for sth) 非法（或秘密）活动掩护者a person or an organization that is used to hide an illegal or secret activity |
The travel company is just a front for drug trafficking. 这家旅行社不过是毒品交易的掩护场所。 |
政治组织political organization
11. | [sing] （用于政治组织的名称）阵线used in the names of some political organizations |
the Animal Liberation Front 动物解放阵线 |
天气weather
12. | [c] （冷暖空气团接触的）锋the line where a mass of cold air meets a mass of warm air |
a cold/warm front 冷锋；暖锋 |
IDM
front and center
在（或进入）最重要位置in or into the most important position
Their house is the one with the big garden in front. 他们的房子是前面有大花园的那一座。 |
The blue team is currently in front with a lead of six points. 蓝队目前以六分领先。 |
in front
在前面in a position that is further forward than sb/sth but not very far away
Their house is the one with the big garden in front. 他们的房子是前面有大花园的那一座。 |
（赛跑或比赛）领先in first place in a race or competition
The blue team is currently in front with a lead of six points. 蓝队目前以六分领先。 |
The car in front of me stopped suddenly and I had to brake. 我前面那辆车突然停下来，我也只好刹车。 | |
The bus stops right in front of our house. 公共汽车就停在我们的房子前面。 | |
He was standing in front of me in the line. 在队列中他站在我的前面。 | |
She spends all day sitting in front of(= working at) her computer. 她整天坐在计算机前（工作）。 |
Please don't talk about it in front of the children. 请不要当着孩子们的面谈那件事。 |
Don't give up. You still have your whole life in front of you. 不要放弃，你的前面还有一辈子呢。 |
in front of
在…前面in a position that is further forward than sb/sth but not very far away
The car in front of me stopped suddenly and I had to brake. 我前面那辆车突然停下来，我也只好刹车。 | |
The bus stops right in front of our house. 公共汽车就停在我们的房子前面。 | |
He was standing in front of me in the line. 在队列中他站在我的前面。 | |
She spends all day sitting in front of(= working at) her computer. 她整天坐在计算机前（工作）。 |
当着…的面；在…面前if you do sthin front of sb, you do it when they are there
Please don't talk about it in front of the children. 请不要当着孩子们的面谈那件事。 |
未来；在…前面still to come; not yet passed
Don't give up. You still have your whole life in front of you. 不要放弃，你的前面还有一辈子呢。 |
There's only a small audience out front tonight. 今夜观众席上人很少。 |
I'll wait for you out (the) front. 我在大门外等你。 |
out front
（剧院等）观众席；（餐厅等）座席in the part of a theatre, restaurant, etc. where the public sits
There's only a small audience out front tonight. 今夜观众席上人很少。 |
在（建筑物）大门外in the area near to the entrance to a building
I'll wait for you out (the) front. 我在大门外等你。 |
We'll pay you half up front and the other half when you've finished the job. 我们先付一半给你，工作完成后再付另一半。 |
to play up front 担任前锋 |
up front
预付；先付as payment in advance
We'll pay you half up front and the other half when you've finished the job. 我们先付一半给你，工作完成后再付另一半。 |
在前锋位置in a forward position
to play up front 担任前锋 |
1. | 前面的；前部的；在前的；正面的on or at the front of sth |
front teeth 门牙 | |
the front wheels of the car 汽车的前轮 | |
We had seats in the front row. 我们坐在前排座位。 | |
an animal's front legs 动物的前腿 | |
Let's go through to the front room(= the main room in a house where people sit and entertain guests) . 咱们穿过去直到客厅。 | |
a front-seat passenger 前排座位的一个乘客 |
2. | 舌前位发的；舌前的produced with the front of the tongue in a higher position than the back, for examplei: in English |
IDM
Anything that keeps education on the front burner is good. 任何重视教育的事都是好事。 |
on the front burner
(informal)
处于前列重要地位；受到重视；为当务之急being given a lot of attention because it is considered important
Anything that keeps education on the front burner is good. 任何重视教育的事都是好事。 |
面向face sth
1. | [t][i] 面向；在…前面；朝；向to face sth or be in front of sth; to have the front pointing towards sth |
The cathedral fronts the city's main square. 大教堂面向城市的主广场。 | |
The line of houses fronted straight onto the road. 这排房子正对着马路。 |
覆盖正面cover front
2. | [t][usupass] ~ sth 用…作正面；用…覆盖正面to have the front covered with sth |
a glass-fronted bookcase 正面是玻璃的书柜 |
领导团体lead group
3. | [t] ~ sth 领导，代表（团体、组织等）to lead or represent an organization, a group, etc. |
He fronts a multinational company. 他领导一家跨国公司。 | |
A former art student fronted the band(= was the main singer) . 乐队的主唱曾是一位艺术院校学生。 |
主持电视节目present TV programme
4. | [t] ~ sth 主持（电视节目、演出等）to present a television programme, a show, etc. |
语法grammar
5. | [t] ~ sth （为强调而）将（句子某一部分）前置to give more importance to a part of a sentence by placing it at or near the beginning of the sentence, as in ‘That I would like to see.’ |