front
柯林斯词典
1. N-COUNT Thefrontof something is the part of it that faces you, or that faces forward, or that you normally see or use. 前面
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上，另一个坐在桌前。
Stand at the front of the line. 站在队伍的前面。
2. N-COUNT Thefrontof a building is the side or part of it that faces the street. 临街面
Attached to the front of the house, there was a large veranda. 连着房子的临街面有一个大阳台。
3. N-COUNT In a war, the front is a line where two opposing armies are facing each other. 前线
Sonja's husband is fighting at the front. 索妮亚的丈夫正在前线打仗。
4. →see also front line
5. N-COUNT 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. 领域
...research across a wide academic front. …跨多个学术领域的研究。
6. N-COUNT If someone puts on a particular kind of front, they pretend to have a particular quality. (装出的) 样子
Michael kept up a brave front both to the world and in his home. 迈克尔在家外家内都保持着一副勇敢的样子。
7. N-COUNT An organization or activity that is a front for one that is illegal or secret is used to hide it. (非法或秘密组织或活动的) 掩护者
...a firm later identified by the police as a front for crime syndicates. …后来被警方证实是为犯罪团伙做掩护的一家公司。
8. N-COUNT In relation to the weather, a front is a line where a mass of cold air meets a mass of warm air. (冷暖空气交汇的) 锋面
The snow signalled the arrival of a front, and a high-pressure area seemed to be settling in. 降雪标志了一个锋面的到来，一个高压区似乎正在进入本地。
9. N-SING 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. 身体的前部
When baby is lying on his front, hold something so that he has to raise his head to see it. 当宝宝趴着时，抓一样东西逗他，这样他就得抬起头来才能看到。
10. ADJ Front is used to refer to the side or part of something that is toward the front or nearest to the front. 前面的[ADJ n]
I went out there on the front porch. 我走了出来，到了前门廊。
She was only six and still missing her front teeth. 她只有6岁，还没有长出门牙。
11. ADJ The front page of a newspaper is the outside of the first page, where the main news stories are printed. 头 (版)[ADJ n]
The front page carries a photograph of the two foreign ministers. 报纸头版刊登了两位外交部长的一张合影。
12. →see also front-page
13. PHRASE 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. 在前面
Officers will crack down on lunatic motorists who speed or drive too close to the car in front. 警官们将严惩那些超速行驶或与前面车辆追尾的疯狂驾车者。
14. PHRASE Someone who is in front in a competition or contest at a particular point is winning at that point. (在比赛中) 领先
Richard Dunwoody is in front in the jockeys' title race. 理查德·邓伍迪在职业赛马冠军赛中处于领先位置。
15. PHRASE 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. 在…的前面
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来端详自己。
Something darted out in front of my car, and my car hit it. 有东西突然从我车前冲出来，随即我的车就撞了它。
16. PHRASE If you do or say something in front of someone else, you do or say it when they are present. 当着…的面
They never argued in front of their children. 他们从来不当着孩子们的面争吵。
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front /frʌnt/ (fronts)
剑桥词典
- He elbowed his way to the front of the crowd .
- There are two entrances - one at the front and one round the back.
- When the doors opened she barged her way to the front of the queue .
- This plan shows the front, side and back elevations of the new supermarket .
- Her name was emblazoned across the front of the theatre .
front noun [C usually singular] (PLACE)
the part of a building , object , or person's body that faces forward or is most often seen or used前面；正面
The front of the museum is very impressive . 博物馆的正面极为壮观。
He spilled soup all down the front of his shirt . 他把汤洒得衬衫前襟上都是。
He was lying on his front. 他俯卧着。
The actor walked out to the front of the stage . 这位演员走到台前位置。
The shop front occupies a very prominent position on the main street . 这家商店的门脸在大街上占据了一个非常显眼的位置。
the part of a vehicle that is nearest to its direction of movement
（车辆的）前部
Do you want to sit in the front (= next to the driver )? 你想坐到前座上来吗？
If we sit near the front of the bus , we'll have a better view . 如果我们坐在公交车的前部，视野就会好一些。
the outside part or cover of a book , newspaper , or magazine
（书刊等的）封面；（报纸的）头版
There was a picture of the Trevi fountain on the front of the book . 书的封面上有一张特里威喷泉的图片。
one of the first pages in a book
（书的）前几页中的一页
There's an inscription in the front of the book . 书的前面一页上有题词。
in front
further forward than someone or something else
在前面
The car in front suddenly stopped and I slammed on the brakes . 前面的车突然停住，我急忙刹车。
She started talking to the man in front of her. 她开始跟前面的那个男人攀谈起来。
UK
winning a game or competition
（在比赛或竞赛中）取胜，领先
By half time the Italians were well in front. 半场时意大利队遥遥领先。
in front of
close to the front part of something
在…之前
There's parking space in front of the hotel . 旅馆前有停车的地方。
where someone can see or hear you
当着（某人）的面，在（某人）面前
Please don't swear in front of the children . 当着孩子们的面请不要骂人。
up front
If you give someone an amount of money up front, you pay that person before they do something for you.
预付；提前支付
He wants all the money up front or he won't do the job . 他要求预付全款，否则他就不接这活儿。
例句
front noun [C usually singular] (AREA OF ACTIVITY)
a particular area of activity
（表示活动范围的）领域，阵线
How are things on the work front? (= Is the situation at work satisfactory ?) 工作第一线的情况怎么样？
She's very creative on the design front (= she is very good at design ). 她在设计方面极具创造性。
front noun [C usually singular] (APPEARANCE)
[ 可数名词：有复数形式的名词 通常作为单数使用的名词 ]the character or qualities that a person or organization appears to have in public that are different from their real character or qualities , and whose purpose is often to deceive people or hide an illegal activity
（人或机构的）伪装；假装的样子
Don't be fooled by his kindness and sensitivity - it's just a front. 别被他的善意和体贴所愚弄——那只不过是装相而已。
She presents such a cheerful front that you'd never guess she's ill . 她看上去兴高采烈的，你根本猜不到她正在生病。
The machinery company was a front operation for arms smuggling . 那家机械公司只不过是为走私军火打掩护而已。
Several trading companies were set up in the early 1960s to act as fronts for money-laundering operations . 20世纪60年代早期成立了几家贸易公司，目的是为洗钱作掩护。
front noun [C usually singular] (LAND)
[ 可数名词：有复数形式的名词 通常作为单数使用的名词 ] UKland near the sea or a lake , or the part of a town near the beach that often has a wide road or path along it
海滨；湖畔；滨海（或滨湖）大道
Let's go for a stroll along the front. 咱们去海滨散散步吧。
The company specializes in building lake-front property . 那家公司专门承建滨湖房地产项目。
front noun [C usually singular] (WEATHER)
[ 可数名词：有复数形式的名词 ] environment specializedthe place where two masses of air that have different temperatures meet
（气象）锋
A cold /warm front is approaching from the west . 冷／暖锋正从西方迫近。
front noun [C usually singular] (AREA OF FIGHTING)
the place where fighting takes place in a war
（战争）前线
He was a soldier on the Western front in World War I. 第一次世界大战时，他是西线的一名战士。