front

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n.

adj.

vt.

vt.& vi.

vi.

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1. N-COUNT 前面;前部;正面 Thefrontof 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。

  • Stand at the front of the line...

    站在队伍前头。

  • Her cotton dress had ripped down the front.

    她的棉布连衣裙前面都扯裂了。

2. N-COUNT (建筑物)临街的一面,正面 Thefrontof 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。

  • She was only six and still missing her front teeth...

    她才 6 岁,门牙还没长出来。

  • Children may be tempted to climb into the front seat while the car is in motion.

    车辆行驶时,孩子可能会被前排的座位吸引而想要爬过去。

5. ADJ See also: front-page; (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。

  • The violence in the Gaza Strip makes the front page of most of the newspapers.

    加沙地带的暴力事件成为大多数报纸的头版新闻。

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

  • Amy went out for a last walk along the sea front.

    埃米出了门,最后一次沿着海滨道散步。

7. N-COUNT See also: front line; (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

  • We're moving forward on a variety of fronts.

    我们正在多个方面向前推进。

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。

  • His laugh-a-minute image is just a front to hide his deep unhappiness.

    他滑稽可笑的形象只是用来掩饰内心深处痛苦的假面具。

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 afrontfor 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

  • He said the present civilian government is just a front for the old military regime.

    他说现今的平民政府只不过是先前军事政权的一个幌子。

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。

  • A very active cold front brought dramatic weather changes to Kansas on Wednesday.

    一股强冷空气前锋周三使堪萨斯的天气发生了剧变。

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 frontsonto 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

  • There are some delightful Victorian houses fronting onto the pavement.

    面对人行道有一些漂亮的维多利亚时代的房子。

  • ...quaint cottages fronted by lawns and flowerbeds.

    前面有草坪和花坛的几处别致的村舍

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。

  • The commission, fronted by Sir Isaac Hayatali, was set up in June 1992.

    由艾萨克·哈亚塔利爵士领导的这个委员会建立于 1992 年 6月。

in AM, use 美国英语用head
15. 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。

  • ...the debut single from the new five-piece fronted by singer Melissa Heathcoate.

    以歌手梅利莎·希思科特为主唱的新5人组合的首支单曲

16. 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。

  • 'What's with this guy?' demanded an American voice in the row in front.

    “这人怎么了?”前排有个美国人问道。

17. 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。

  • Some preliminary polls show him out in front.

    一些初步民意调查显示他处于领先位置。

18. 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。

  • Something darted out in front of my car, and my car hit it...

    有什么东西突然冲到我的车前,我的车撞到它了。

  • A police car was parked in front of the house.

    一辆警车停在这幢房子前面。

19. 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。

  • He has been brought up not to swear in front of women.

    他从小就被教育不要在女性面前说脏话。

20. 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。

  • On the domestic front, the president got his way with his budget proposals.

    国内方面,总统提出的预算案获得了通过。

Noun

1. 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"

2. the side that is forward or prominent

3. the side that is seen or that goes first

4. a sphere of activity involving effort;

  • "the Japanese were active last week on the diplomatic front"
  • "they advertise on many different fronts"

5. the line along which opposing armies face each other

6. 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"

7. (meteorology) the atmospheric phenomenon created at the boundary between two different air masses

8. a person used as a cover for some questionable activity

9. the outward appearance of a person;

  • "he put up a bold front"

10. the part of something that is nearest to the normal viewer;

  • "he walked to the front of the stage"
Verb

1. 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"

2. confront bodily;

  • "breast the storm"
Adjective

1. relating to or located in the front;

  • "the front lines"
  • "the front porch"

2. located anteriorly

体育

  • 1.前方
  • 2.前部
  • 3.前面
  • 4.正面
  • 5.从前面阻截

大气科学

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  • 1.锋[线]
  • 2.锋面与地面的交线。

昆虫学

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  • 1.额

煤炭

<名>
  • 1.工作线
  • 2.具备正常作业条件的台阶全长。

航海科技

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  • 1.锋

计算机

  • 1.【修】前(端),正(面)
  • 2.前面,正面,前面的,正面的
1. A bomb blew out the front of a hotel in central Jerusalem early today.
今天早上一枚炸弹把耶路撒冷中部的一家旅馆正面炸毁了。

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2. A car parked in front of the building.
楼房前面停着一辆车。

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3. A crowd of people were waiting in front of the gate.
一大群人在门前等着。

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4. A flight of steps led up to the front door.
一段阶梯通向前门。

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5. A gust of wind blew the front door shut.
一阵大风吹来,把前门关上了。

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6. A list of phonetic symbols is given in the front of the dictionary.
在词典前面给出了音标表。

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7. A messenger was dispatched to take the news to the soldiers at the front.
一名通讯员被派遣给前线士兵送消息。

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8. A new Bluebird stopped in front of the door, and a gentleman helped a tall lady in it.
一辆蓝鸟牌汽车停在门口,一位绅士搀扶着一位高个女士上了汽车。

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9. A row of children are standing in front of a row of chairs.
一排小孩站在一排椅子前。

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10. A statue will be set up in front of the building.
这座楼前将要建立一座雕像。

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11. A wide stretch of land spread in front of us.
一片广阔的土地伸展在我们面前。

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12. After first politely declining, he eventually took a seat in the front row.
他辞让了一番,才在前排就座。

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13. All she does is veg out in front of the telly.
她成天清闲地泡在电视前。

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14. Although he was very nervous, he put on a brave front.
尽管他非常紧张,但还是装出一副勇敢的样子。

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15. Although this family put up quite a front, they really are not very well off.
虽然这家人很会撑场面,其实并不富裕。

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16. An old man pushed his way towards the front of the crowd.
一个老人朝人群的前面挤过去。

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17. Bruce engaged low gear and drove at a terrifying speed, keeping the front wheels astride the crack as he followed its zig-zag course.
布鲁斯接通了低速挡,开车速度快得令人害怕;他在使前轮分跨地裂的同时曲曲折折地前进。

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18. Cage stood in front of the door waving her arms around, I couldn't imagine why!
凯奇站在门前挥动着手臂,我想象不出这是为什么!

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19. Discovering a line in front of the payroll's clerk's window one day, Frankie companionably joined it.
一天,弗兰基发现发工资的窗口前面有人排着队,它也跟着人们排队。

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20. During the divorce proceedings the husband got his assistant to front for him at the office.
办理离婚手续期间,丈夫让助手代他在办公室负责。

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