| 单词 | front |
| 释义 | front (frʌnt ) Word forms: fronts , fronting , fronted 1. countable noun [usually singular] A2 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. [+ of] Stand at the front of the line. Her cotton dress had ripped down the front. Synonyms: head, start, lead, beginning 2. countable noun [usually singular] A2 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. [+ of] Synonyms: exterior, facing, face, façade 3. singular noun A2 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. 4. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] B1+ 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. She was only six and still missing her front teeth. Children may be tempted to climb into the front seat while the car is in motion. Synonyms: foremost, at the front 5. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] B1 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. The story made the front page of most of the newspapers. 6. See also front-page 7. singular noun The front is a road next to the sea in a seaside town. [British] ...a stroll on the front. Amy went out for a last walk along the sea front. Synonyms: promenade, parade, boulevard, prom 8. countable noun In a war, the front is a line where two opposing armies are facing each other. Sonja's husband is fighting at the front. Synonyms: front line, trenches, vanguard, firing line 9. See also front line 10. countable noun 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. We're moving forward on a variety of fronts. 11. countable noun [usually adjective NOUN] 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. His laugh-a-minute image is just a front to hide his deep unhappiness. 12. countable noun 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. [+ for] He said the present civilian government is just a front for the old military regime. Synonyms: disguise, cover, screen, blind 13. countable noun 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. A very active cold front brought dramatic weather changes to Kansas on Wednesday. 14. noun, in names [the supp N] Front is often used in the titles of political organizations with a particular aim. ...the People's Liberation Front. 15. verb 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. [VERB noun] There are some delightful Victorian houses fronting onto the pavement. [V + onto] ...quaint cottages fronted by lawns and flowerbeds. [VERB-ed] Synonyms: face onto, overlook, look out on, have a view of 16. verb The person who fronts an organization is the most senior person in it. [British] He fronted a formidable band of fighters. [VERB noun] The public relations operation has been fronted by Mr Hayward. [VERB-ed] Synonyms: lead, head, direct, command 17. verb The person who fronts a pop group or rock band is the main singer. She didn't want to be seen as a token woman fronting a band. [VERB noun] Queen were three great musicians fronted by a showman of genius. [VERB-ed] 18. in front phrase B2 Someone who is in front in a competition or contest at a particular point is winning at that point. That Campbell was in front at halfway was astounding, given his battle with injury. Some preliminary polls show him out in front. Synonyms: in advance, first, before, leading 19. in front phrase B1+ 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. 'What's with this guy?' demanded an American voice in the row in front. 20. in front of phrase A2 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. Something darted out in front of my car, and my car hit it. A police car was parked in front of the house. Synonyms: before, preceding 21. in front of phrase 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. I don't want you swearing in front of my kids. Synonyms: in the presence of, before, in the sight of 22. on the home front/on the domestic front phrase On the home front or on the domestic front means with regard to your own country rather than foreign countries. [journalism] Its present economic ills on the home front are largely the result of overspending. On the domestic front, the president got his way with his budget proposals. Idioms: in the front line or on the front line with a very important part to play in achieving or defending something Financial advisers are in the front line of educating the public and ensuring they buy the right products. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: front gate And especially if there's an angry mob waving bowlerhatted effigies at the front gate. Times, Sunday Times (2009) And that front gate you sabotaged had better be back in service first thing tomorrow morning or there's gonna be some big-time hell to pay. NOBODY'S BABY BUT MINE (1997) Apparently, using the front gate would interfere with routine operations. Times, Sunday Times (2011) At the front gate, the crane driver thanked us for the unexpected holiday. Times, Sunday Times (2008) This she dropped as she ran from the kitchen into the front hall. Somewhere East of Life (1994) Then the front hall porter will escort you back to the hostel, and you will stay there until you have seen Matron... ` THE WHITE DOVE Apart from the young constable, whose radio was crackling like an egg in a hot frying pan, the front hall was empty. DEAD BEAT (2002) In Christopher's absence, the silence in the front hall seemed to reverberate. FAMILY BLESSINGS (2002) In the front hall, he dropped the letter on the salver on the side table. THE PROMISE IN A KISS (2004) We had planned an outdoor concert on the front lawn of the church. Christianity Today (2000) The mayor of a North Dakota tourist town wants to erect a gallows on his front lawn to bring in more visitors. Times, Sunday Times (2012) A ten-year-old witch hazel has pride of place in the middle of my front lawn. Times, Sunday Times (2008) She followed a flagstone path across the front lawn to a one-step concrete stoop. FLIGHT LESSONS (2002) I take exception when anybody positions tanks on my front lawn. A SONG AT TWILIGHT (2001) Keep your body upright and bend your front leg until your thigh is parallel to the floor. The Sun (2013) The push kick is mainly used from your front leg. The Sun (2012) They are controlled by a front panel and will clip onto virtually any bike. Times, Sunday Times And the dust-resistant, anti-shatter glass front panel means a spot of sand will not do it any harm, either. The Sun Recently, the display settings have started to wear off the front panel. Times, Sunday Times Prices start at 11 for a drawer front and 20 for a dishwasher front panel. The Sun He had also, for a change, ventured into trouser territory with some impressive results - particularly a navy high-waisted pair with front panel pleats. Times, Sunday Times Should the goal be a happy front parlour, or will 'fair-tomiddling' do? Times, Sunday Times She has left her guests in the front parlour to investigate what's happening below stairs. The Times Literary Supplement Could the founder have ever imagined the shop she started in her front parlour would move in such circles? Times, Sunday Times She was addressing us live from her booklined front parlour, rays of light flooding one side of her face. Times,Sunday Times The service areas of the flat - the bathroom and kitchen - are set against a back wall that once had double doors into the front parlour of the original house. Times, Sunday Times Put your other hand out so it raises its other front paw. The Sun The right front paw twitches. Smithsonian It was found to weigh 17kg - less than half the average for an adult wolf - and was missing a front paw, probably because it had been caught in a trap. Times, Sunday Times They are sickle-shaped; the front paw claws are long and heavy. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Its raised front paw symbolizes the qualities of integrity, loyalty, tenacity, virtue and charity. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Once, a new set of soft flannel sheets turned up on our front porch. Christianity Today (2000) At high tide, the sea came right up to within 12ft or so of the front porch. Times, Sunday Times (2016) I left my BMW beside the Weston Mercedes, climbed the steps on to the L-shaped front porch, and rang the bell. THE DUTCH BLUE ERROR (2003) Move into a house with a front porch. Christianity Today (2000) As the branches round my front door prepare to shed their leaves, I have removed the big blue cooler box from my front step. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Bagado was lying asleep curled up with his head on the front step. A DARKENING STAIN (2002) Her small front yard was bounded by a three-foot wrought-iron fence; on her front step, there was a braided welcome mat. MIDDLE AGE: A ROMANCE (2001) Front tyre width has also been cut down, reducing grip and making cars more difficult to handle. The Sun The front tyre had delaminated, sending the dragster somersaulting across the airfield. Times, Sunday Times As it was, a front tyre blew out - an event outside his control - and he crashed. Times, Sunday Times Then, as he climbed the hill from the hairpin you could see the dynamics of the right front tyre changing. Times, Sunday Times The front tyre has a 3-layer compound. The Sun The front yard was dry and sandy and covered in dull green islands of couch grass. A FEW SHORT NOTES ON TROPICAL BUTTERFLIES (2003) It was during one of these fleeting visits, as he stepped out of his car and into his front yard, that the secret police pounced. Times, Sunday Times (2012) A ground squirrel flashed across the front yard and into the woodpile. THE HUNDREDTH MAN (2004) In the front yard the pot-bellied officer was scowling and grunting, exclaiming angrily to the monkish gatekeeper. COUP D'ETAT Her small front yard was bounded by a three-foot wrought-iron fence; on her front step, there was a braided welcome mat. MIDDLE AGE: A ROMANCE (2001) Their hardships from hunger, weather and disease were quite as severe as those endured by combatants on the western front. Times, Sunday Times He served as a bandsman on the western front, she learns, but before that had a chequered career. Times, Sunday Times Yet, at least on the western front, the war ended more or less exactly where it had begun. Times, Sunday Times An army chief sensitive to popular opposition brings its own problems in holding the country together, even before tackling the western front. Times, Sunday Times It's one of those books that makes you yearn for the machineguns of the western front. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 前面的, 前面 Japanese: 前の, 前 |
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