front
n
1 (esp the front) [sing]
(a) most important part or side of sth; part or side that faces forward; most forward part of sth 正面; 前面
The front of the building was covered with ivy. 建筑物的前面爬滿了常春藤.
Put the statue so that the front faces the light. 把雕像擺好, 讓正面向著光.
The front of the car has a dent in it. 小汽車的前面有一個凹痕.
The young boy spilt some juice down his front, ie the clothes covering his chest. 那男孩把果汁灑在前襟上了.
(b) position directly before or ahead; most forward position or place 正前方或前面的位置, 最靠前的位置或地方
All eyes to the front as we pass the other competitors! 我們超越對手時要目不斜視!
The teacher made me move my seat to the front of the classroom. 老師讓我把座位挪到教室的最前面去坐.
At the front of the house, someone had planted a beautiful garden. 有人在房前種上了花, 成了個漂亮的花園.
I prefer to travel in the front of the car, ie next to the driver. 我愿意坐在汽車的前面(挨著司機). Cf 參看 back1 1.
2 the front [sing]
the land along the edge of the sea or a lake; promenade 海邊; 湖邊; 海濱
walk along the (sea) front 沿著海濱散步.
3 the front [sing]
(in war) area where fighting takes place; foremost line of an army (戰(zhàn)爭中)前線, 前沿
be sent to the front 被派往前線
serve at the front 在前線服役.
4 [sing] outward appearance or show, esp of the specified type 外表或樣子(尤指所述的類型)
Her rudeness is just a front for her shyness. 她色厲內(nèi)荏.
put on/show/present a bold front 裝出一副大膽的樣子
We might argue among ourselves, but against the management we must present a united front, ie act and speak as a group. 我們內(nèi)部不妨有爭論, 但對付資方我們必須團結一致.
5 [sing] a ~ for sth (infml 口) something that serves to hide an illegal or a secret activity 非法或秘密活動的掩蔽物
The jewellery firm is just a front for their illegal trade in diamonds. 該珠寶公司不過是進行非法的鉆石交易的幌子.
6 [C] (of weather) forward edge of an advancing mass of warm or cold air (指天氣)(熱或冷氣團的)鋒
A cold front is moving in from the north. 一股冷鋒正從北方向這里移動.
7 [C] (usu with an adj or a n 通常與形容詞或名詞連用) specified area of activity活動的范圍或領域
on the domestic, financial, education, etc front 在國內(nèi)、 金融、 教育等方面.
8 [sing] (esp in names 尤用於名稱) organized and often aggressively active political group 有組織的、 常有過激活動的政治團體
the National Front 民族陣線.
9 (idm 習語) back to front => back1. eyes right/left/front => eye1. in `front; out `front part of a theatre where the audience sits 觀眾席. in front adv in a position further forward than but close to sb/sth 在某人[某物]前面
a small house with a garden in front 前面帶花園的小房子
The children walked in twos with one teacher in front and one behind. 孩子們排成兩行走, 前後各有一位老師.
The British car has been in front now for several minutes. 英國汽車已領先數(shù)分鐘. Cf 參看 behind2. in front of prep
(a) in a position further forward than but close to (sb/sth) 在(某人[某物])前面
The car in front of me stopped suddenly and I had to brake. 我前面那輛小汽車突然停住, 我只好剎車.
The bus stops right in front of our house. 公共汽車正停在我們房前.
I keep the children's photographs in front of me on the desk. 我把孩子們的照片放在書桌上, 擺在我面前.
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形碼:fr-on-t:總統(tǒng)夫人(fr)走上前為臺上(on)七(t)個人頒獎。
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*[fr?nt]n. 前面, 開頭, 前線, 陣線, 態(tài)度vt. 面對, 朝向, 對抗vi. 朝向【機】 前面, 正面; 前面的相關詞組: up front come to the front front to front get in front of oneself in front in front of out front in the front in the front of... put a bold front on