front是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 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。

  • 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。

  • 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。

  • There's an inscription in the front of the book. 书的前面一页上有题词。

  • 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。

  • By half time the Italians were well in front. 半场时意大利队遥遥领先。

  • There's parking space in front of the hotel. 旅馆前有停车的地方。

  • Please don't swear in front of the children. 当着孩子们的面请不要骂人。

  • 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。

• 1 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。

• 2 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。

• 3 land 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。

• 4 the 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。

• 5 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。

• 6 in or at the front of something -- 前面的；前部的

  • One of his front teeth is missing. 他的一颗门牙掉了。

  • I'd like seats on the front row. 我想要剧场前排的座位。

  • a dog's front paws 狗的前爪

• 7 If a building or area fronts (onto) a particular place, it is near it and faces it. -- （建筑物或地方）朝向，面向

  • All the apartments front onto the sea. 所有的公寓都面向大海。

  • She fronts a large IT company. 她领导一家大型 IT 公司。

  • The kitchen has oak cabinets fronted with glass. 厨房里装着表面镶着玻璃的橱柜。

• 8 a group of people sharing a political belief who perform actions in public to achieve their aims -- （政治组织名称）阵线

  • The National Front is an extremely right-wing political party in Britain. 民族阵线是英国极端右翼政党组织。

  • The Animal Liberation Front has claimed responsibility for releasing the monkeys from the laboratory. 动物解放阵线宣称是他们将那些猴子从实验室放走的。