in front of
- 在……前面;未来;在……最前面 （或最重要）的位置
in front ofIn 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。
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As he was riding along , he noticed that there were only three donkeys walking in front of him .
他骑着的时候发现只有三头驴走在前面。
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One night , Ed had to take the elevator to the sixth floor to get records . As the elevator door opened , there was a man standing3 right in front of him staring at him .
一天晚上，爱德华乘电梯上六楼去拿一些病人档案，到了六楼电梯门开了，他发现有个人正好站在前面盯着他。
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It 's there , right in front of you !
在那儿，就在你前面！
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There 's a bus stop in front of the house .
房子前面有一个公共汽车站。
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We had our picture taken in front of the hotel .
我们在旅馆前照了相。
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They ate everything that was set in front of them .
他们把放在面前的东西都吃光了。
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I made a complete fool of myself in front of everyone !
我当众出了大丑了！
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We went home and chilled in front of the TV .
我们回家坐在电视机前放松。
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They made out a shadowy form in front of them .
他们隐约认出了前面的模糊人影。
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Get pairs of students to act out the dialogue in front of the class .
叫学生两人一组在课堂上演出这个对话。
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It was the first interview I 'd done in front of a live audience .
那是我首次在观众面前做现场采访。
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He 's afraid of looking foolish in front of his friends .
他怕在朋友面前出丑。
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A red van was parked in front of the house .
一辆红色面包车停在房前。
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Children are worried about failing in front of their peers .
儿童都怕在同伴面前失败。
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In front of them the valley dropped sharply away from the road .
他们前面的山谷从路旁急剧倾斜而下。
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I 'll pay him back for making me look like a fool in front of everyone .
他让我当众出丑，我非治治他不可。
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A crowd began to collect in front of the embassy .
人群开始聚集在大使馆的前面。
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Someone 's been and parked in front of the entrance !
有人居然把车停在大门口前！
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The debate was televised in front of a live audience .
这场辩论当着现场观众的面进行电视转播。
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I stared blankly at the paper in front of me .
我茫然地看着面前这张纸。
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She sat and stared at the letter in front of her .
她坐在那儿，凝视着面前的那封信。
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She washed her face at the pump in front of the inn .
她在客栈前的水泵旁洗了洗脸。
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We watched appalled as the child ran in front of the car .
小孩在汽车前面跑过，我们看得心惊胆战。
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He planted himself squarely in front of us .
他稳稳地站在我们面前。
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We sat in front of a roaring fire .
我们坐在熊熊的炉火面前。
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He sat nodding in front of the fire .
他坐在火炉前打盹儿。
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She averted her eyes from the terrible scene in front of her .
她背过脸，不去看面前可怕的场面。
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I 'm surprised at you , behaving like that in front of the kids .
我真想不到，当着孩子们的面你竟做出这种举动。
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Suddenly the woman in front of me fainted .
我面前的女人突然昏倒了。
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I didn 't want to humiliate her in front of her colleagues .
我不想当着她同事们的面令她难堪。
指某人、某物位于…的前面，其中一方在另一方的外部，二者相互独立。
There was a tall tree in front of the house.
房前有一棵很高的树。
I'll wait for you in front of the restaurant.
我会在餐馆前面等你。
指某人、某物位于…的前部，其中一方在另一方的内部。
She was standing in the front of the queue.
她站在队伍的前端。
Don't put the longest flowers in the front of the bouquet.
不要把最长的花放在花束的靠前位置。