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单词 fore-and-after
释义

fore /fōr or för/

adjective
  1. In front
  2. Former or previous (obsolete)
adverb
  1. At or towards the front
  2. Previously
noun
  1. The front
  2. The foremast
interjection (golf)

A warning cry to anybody in the way of the ball

ORIGIN: OE fore, radically the same as for, prep

foremost /fōrˈmōst or förˈ/ adjective (double superl, from OE forma first, superl of fore, and superl suffix -st)

  1. First in place
  2. Most advanced
  3. First in rank and dignity

foreˈ-and-aftˈ adjective and adverb

  1. Lengthwise (orig of a ship)
  2. Without square sails

fore-and-aftˈer noun

  1. A schooner, etc with a fore-and-aft rig
  2. A hat peaked at the front and the back

fore-and-aft sail noun

Any sail not set on yards and lying fore-and-aft when untrimmed

foreˈbitt noun

One of the bitts, posts for fastening cables, at the foremast

foreˈbitter noun

A ballad sung at the forebitts

at the fore

Displayed on the foremast (of a flag)

to the fore

  1. At hand
  2. In being or alive (Scot)
  3. Loosely, prominent, towards the front
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