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  • n.前面;表面;前部;正面;面;前线;阵线;正前方;(冷暖空气团接触的)锋;海滨;身体前部;活动领域;非法(或秘密)活动掩护者
  • adj.在前的;前面的;前部的;正面的;舌前的;舌前位发的
  • v.在…前面;向;朝;前置;面向;领导,代表(团体、组织等);主持;用…作正面;用…覆盖正面
  • adv.在[向]前面

复数: fronts 过去式: fronted 现在分词: fronting 过去分词: fronted 第三人称单数: fronts

frontfront

noun

前部;前部位置 forward part/position

1

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

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

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.

老师把我的座位改在教室的前面。

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

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.

我把咖啡溅到前襟上。

建筑物的面 side of building

5

(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

大教堂朝西的一面

海 / 湖边 edge of sea/lake

6

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

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

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

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她的羞怯。

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

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

(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

(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 / 暖锋

习语

in or into the most important position

if you put on a piece of clothing back to front , you make a mistake and put the back where the front should be

我觉得你把毛衣前后穿反了。
I think you've got that sweater on back to front.

to take an active part in what you are telling or persuading others to do

adj.

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 example /iː/ in English

习语

being given a lot of attention because it is considered important

任何重视教育的事都是好事。
Anything that keeps education on the front burner is good.

verb

面向 face sth

1

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

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

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) .

乐队的主音歌手曾是一位艺术院校学生。

主持电视节目 present TV programme

4

主持(电视节目、演出等)
to present a television programme, a show, etc.

语法 grammar

5

(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.’

6

为…掩护(秘密、非法活动)
to represent a group or an organization and try to hide its secret or illegal activities

He fronted for them in several illegal property deals.

他为他们在几次非法房地产交易中作了掩护。

In front of can mean the same as outside but not opposite . in front of可表示outside的词义,但不能表示opposite的词义:

I’ll meet you in front of/outside your hotel.

我在你的旅馆前面 / 外面接你。

There’s a bus stop in front of the house (= on the same side of the road) .

房子前面有一个公共汽车站(在公路的这面)。

There’s a bus stop opposite the house (= on the other side of the road) .

房子对面有一个公共汽车站(在公路的对面)。

In/at the front (of sth) means ‘in the most forward part of something’. in/at the front (of sth) 表示在某物的最前部分:

The driver sits at the front of the bus.

驾驶员坐在公共汽车的前端。

Put the shortest flowers in the front (of the bunch).

把最短的花放在花束的靠前位置。

front

频次

  • 1
    N-COUNT 前面;前部;正面
    The front of something is the part of it that faces you, or that faces forward, or that you normally see or use.

    One man sat in an armchair, and the other sat on the front of the desk...

    一个男人坐在扶手椅里,另一个坐在桌子前面。

  • 2
    N-COUNT (建筑物)临街的一面,正面
    The front of a building is the side or part of it that faces the street.

    Attached to the front of the house, there was a large veranda.

    房子的正面有一条宽大的游廊。

  • 3
    N-SING (人或动物的)身体前部,前身,胸部
    A person's or animal's front is the part of their body between their head and their legs that is on the opposite side to their back.

    If you lie your baby on his front, he'll lift his head and chest up.

    如果让宝宝俯卧,他会把头和胸抬起。

  • 4
    ADJ 前面的;前部的;正面的;(位置)在前的
    Front is used to refer to the side or part of something that is towards the front or nearest to the front.

    I went out there on the front porch...

    我出来走到前廊上。

  • 5
    ADJ (报纸)头(版)的,首(页)的
    The front page of a newspaper is the outside of the first page, where the main news stories are printed.

    The Guardian's front page carries a photograph of the two foreign ministers...

    《卫报》的头版刊登了两国外交部长的一张合影。

  • 6
    N-SING 海滨道
    The front is a road next to the sea in a seaside town.

    ...a stroll on the front...

    漫步于海滨道

  • 7
    N-COUNT (战争中的)前线,前方
    In a war, the front is a line where two opposing armies are facing each other.

    Sonja's husband is fighting at the front.

    索尼娅的丈夫正在前线打仗。

  • 8
    N-COUNT (某个)方面,领域
    If you say that something is happening on a particular front, you mean that it is happening with regard to a particular situation or field of activity.

    ...research across a wide academic front...

    跨多个学术领域的研究

  • 9
    N-COUNT (装出的)样子;假面具
    If someone puts on a particular kind of front, they pretend to have a particular quality.

    Michael kept up a brave front both to the world and in his home...

    迈克尔对外界和家人都表现出一副勇敢的样子。

  • 10
    N-COUNT (非法或秘密的组织或活动的)掩护,幌子
    An organization or activity that is a front for one that is illegal or secret is used to hide it.

    ...a firm later identified by the police as a front for crime syndicates...

    后经警方确认为犯罪集团幌子的一家公司

  • 11
    N-COUNT (冷热空气交汇的)锋
    In relation to the weather, a front is a line where a mass of cold air meets a mass of warm air.

    The snow signaled the arrival of a front, and a high-pressure area seemed to be settling in...

    下雪预示着冷热空气的交锋,而一个高气压区似乎也将到来并可能持续。

  • 12
    N-IN-NAMES (常用于政治组织名称中)阵线
    Front is often used in the titles of political organizations with a particular aim.

    ...the People's Liberation Front.

    人民解放阵线

  • 13
    VERB 面对;朝向
    A building or an area of land that fronts a particular place or fronts onto it is next to it and faces it.

    ...real estate, which includes undeveloped land fronting the city convention center...

    包括城市会议中心对面未开发土地的房地产

  • 14
    VERB 领导;作为…的领袖
    The person who fronts an organization is the most senior person in it.

    He fronted a formidable band of fighters...

    他率领着一队可畏的斗士。

  • 16
    VERB 作为…的主唱
    The person who fronts a pop group or rock band is the main singer.

    He also fronted a group called Haircuts That Kill.

    他还是一个叫做“酷炫发式”乐队的主唱。

  • 17
    PHRASE 在前面;在最前头
    If a person or thing is in front, they are ahead of others in a moving group, or further forward than someone or something else.

    Officers will crack down on lunatic motorists who speed or drive too close to the car in front...

    警察将会严厉打击超速或是紧贴前车行驶的疯狂司机。

  • 18
    PHRASE (在竞赛或比赛中)处于领先位置
    Someone who is in front in a competition or contest at a particular point is winning at that point.

    Richard Dunwoody is in front in the jockeys' title race...

    理查德·邓伍迪在职业赛马骑师冠军赛中领先其他选手。

  • 19
    PREP-PHRASE 在…前面;靠近…前部
    If someone or something is in front of a particular thing, they are facing it, ahead of it, or close to the front part of it.

    She sat down in front of her dressing-table mirror to look at herself...

    她在梳妆台的镜子前面坐下端详自己。

  • 20
    PREP-PHRASE 在…面前(做或说);当着…的面
    If you do or say something in front of someone else, you do or say it when they are present.

    They never argued in front of their children...

    他们从来不当着孩子的面争吵。

  • 21
    PHRASE 在国内方面
    On the home front or on the domestic front means with regard to your own country rather than foreign countries.

    Its present economic ills on the home front are largely the result of overspending...

    它目前国内方面的经济弊病主要源自支出过度。

noun

1
the side that is seen or that goes first
2
the outward appearance of a person
he put up a bold front
3
a group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals
he was a charter member of the movement
politicians have to respect a mass movement
he led the national liberation front
Synonym: movement social movement
4
the side that is forward or prominent
Synonym: front end forepart
5
the line along which opposing armies face each other
Synonym: battlefront front line
6
the part of something that is nearest to the normal viewer
he walked to the front of the stage
7
the immediate proximity of someone or something
she blushed in his presence
he sensed the presence of danger
he was well behaved in front of company
Synonym: presence
8
a person used as a cover for some questionable activity
Synonym: front man figurehead nominal head straw man strawman
9
(meteorology) the atmospheric phenomenon created at the boundary between two different air masses
10
a sphere of activity involving effort
the Japanese were active last week on the diplomatic front
they advertise on many different fronts

verb

1
confront bodily
breast the storm
Synonym: breast
2
be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point;be opposite to
The house looks north
My backyard look onto the pond
The building faces the park
Synonym: look face

数据来源:WordNet

  1. The house has three bedrooms at the front and two at the back .

    房屋正面有三间卧室,后面两间。

  2. Climbing plants rambled over the front of the house .

    攀缘植物贴着房子正面的墙到处长。

  3. It 's there , right in front of you !

    在那儿,就在你前面!

  4. It is essential that we present a united front .

    至关重要的是我们要表现得团结一致。

  5. Your name will appear at the front of the book .

    你的名字将出现在书的前页。

  6. There 's a bus stop in front of the house .

    房子前面有一个公共汽车站。

  7. Anything that keeps education on the front burner is good .

    任何重视教育的事都是好事。

  8. There 's a garden at the front of the house .

    房子的前面有一座花园。

  9. Write your name in the front of the book .

    在前面的书页写上你的名字。

  10. The story was given a prominent position on the front page .

    这则报道刊登在头版的显著位置。

  11. We had our picture taken in front of the hotel .

    我们在旅馆前照了相。

  12. They ate everything that was set in front of them .

    他们把放在面前的东西都吃光了。

  13. Keep your eyes to the front and walk straight ahead .

    两眼看着正前方径直往前走。

  14. There is a large window on either side of the front door .

    前门两侧各有一个大窗户。

  15. Information about safety procedures is in the pocket in front of you .

    关于安全求生的资料放在您前方的小袋子里。

  16. I made a complete fool of myself in front of everyone !

    我当众出了大丑了!

  17. We went home and chilled in front of the TV .

    我们回家坐在电视机前放松。

  18. They made out a shadowy form in front of them .

    他们隐约认出了前面的模糊人影。

  19. That 's strange ─ the front door 's open .

    怪事——正门开着。

  20. Britain is no longer in the front rank of world powers .

    英国再也不是位于前列的世界强国。

  21. The book has a picture of Rome on the front .

    书的封面有一张罗马的照片。

  22. 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。

  23. One of the glass panels in the front door was cracked .

    前门的一块方玻璃破裂了。

  24. The teacher made me move my seat to the front of the classroom .

    老师把我的座位改在教室的前面。

  25. People were pushing and shoving to get to the front .

    人们推推搡搡,向最前面挤。

  26. 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。

  27. Tanks have been deployed all along the front line .

    沿整个前线已部署了坦克。

  28. She had to brake hard to avoid running into the car in front .

    她不得不猛踩刹车,以免撞上前面的车。

  29. The children were playing in the yard at the front of the school .

    孩子们在学校前面的空地上玩耍。

  30. Couples walked hand in hand along the front .

    对对情侣手牵手沿河边散步。

front facade foreground 【导航词义:前面】
front v. 最前面,正面
〔辨析〕

指最靠前的部分或朝前的一面。

〔例证〕

She felt very nervous while stepping up to the front of the stage.

迈步向前来到舞台最前面时,她觉得非常紧张。

Have you seen the red button on the front of that machine?

你看到那台机器正面的红按钮了吗?

facade v. 正面
〔辨析〕

尤指大型重要建筑物的正面,常后接介词 of。

〔例证〕

the facade of the cathedral

大教堂的正面

You can take a photo of the impressive building with a red brick facade.

你可以给那个正面为红砖的雄伟建筑照张相。

foreground v. 前景
〔辨析〕

指图片或照片中离观看者最近的部分。

〔例证〕

There is a tree in the foreground.

前景中有一棵树。

Do you know the person in the foreground?

你认识照片前景中的那个人吗?

  • 词语搭配
  • 短语动词
  • 习语

front与以下词性连用

n.

front door

前门

front end

前端

front of the line

队列前部

front paws

前爪

front porch

前廊

front room

前屋

front teeth

门牙

front tyre

前胎

front wheel

前轮

front window

前窗

以下资源来自牛津词典

front for sb/sth

为…掩护(秘密、非法活动)
to represent a group or an organization and try to hide its secret or illegal activities

He fronted for them in several illegal property deals.

他为他们在几次非法房地产交易中作了掩护。

n.

front and center

在(或进入)最重要位置
in or into the most important position

in front

1

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。

2

(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。

in front of

1

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)。

2

当着…的面;在…面前
if you do sth in 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。

3

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。

out front

1

(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。

2

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。

up front

1

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。

2

在前锋位置
in a forward position

to play up front

担任前锋

back to front

(衣服)前后颠倒(或前后穿反)
if you put on a piece of clothing back to front , you make a mistake and put the back where the front should be

I think you've got that sweater on back to front.

我觉得你把毛衣前后穿反了。

cash down

即付现款;即期付款
with immediate payment of cash

to pay for sth cash down

用现款支付

lead from the front

带头;带动;引导
to take an active part in what you are telling or persuading others to do

adj.

on the front burner

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。