单词 | front¹ |
释义 | front¹ /frʌnt; frʌnt/n 1. the front a) the part of something that is furthest forward 最前部; 最前面:◇let's sit at the front of the bus. 我们坐到公共汽车的前部去吧。 b) the most important side or surface of something, which you look at first 正面:◇the magazine had a picture of princess diana on the front. 这本杂志的封面上有一张戴安娜王妃的照片。◇+ of the front of the house was painted yellow. 这座房子的正面涂成了黄色。→ opposite 反义词 back¹ 2. in front of a) facing something 在…的前面:◇kelly sat down in front of the mirror. 凯莉坐在镜子前。 b) near the entrance to a building facing the street 在[建筑物临街入口的]前面:◇he parked in front of a small hotel. 他在一家小酒店门前停好车。 c) where someone can see or hear you 在[某人]的面前:◇don't say anything in front of the children. 在孩子面前什么都不要说。→ opposite 反义词 behind¹ 3. in front a) further forward than someone or something else; ahead 在前面,在前方:◇the car in front braked suddenly. 前面那辆车突然煞车。◇+ of there was a tall man sitting in front of me, so i couldn't see the screen. 我前面坐着一位高个子男士,因此我看不到银幕。 b) winning in a game or competition [在比赛中]领先的:◇the germans were in front at half-time. 上半场结束时德国队领先。 4. a line along which fighting takes place during a war 战线,前线:◇more troops were sent to the western front. 部队被增派到西战线。 5. a front a) when someone pretends to have a feeling or quality that they do not really have 装出…的样子:◇i know it's worrying, but we must try to put on a brave front. 我知道此事让人担心,但我们必须尽量表现出勇敢的样子。 b) an organization or activity that seems to be legal but which is secretly being used for an illegal purpose [非法活动的]掩护物,幌子:◇the drug dealers were using the travel company as a front for their operations. 毒品贩子利用这家旅行社为他们的活动作掩护。 6. on the political/business/sporting etc front especially spoken used to say that you are talking about politics, business etc 【尤口】在政治/商业/体育等方面:◇we've had some good news on the business front. 我们在商业方面有些好消息。 7. technical a line where two masses of air that have different temperatures meet each other 【术语】 [气象学中的]锋:◇a cold front moving across the country 穿越该国的一股冷锋usage note 用法说明: frontuse in front of when one thing is separate from the other. 某个东西与另一东西分开时用 in front of:◇a child ran into the road in front of us. 一个小孩在我们面前跑到马路上去。use in/at the front (of) when one thing is inside or is a part of another. 某个东西位于另一个东西之中或是其一部分时用 in/at the front (of):◇the emergency exit is at/in the front of the plane. 紧急出口在飞机的前部。◇our seats were in/at the front of the hall. 我们的座位在音乐厅的前部。 |
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