foreground
noun /ˈfɔːɡraʊnd/
/ˈfɔːrɡraʊnd/
the foreground
- [countable, usually singular] the part of a view, picture, etc. that is nearest to you when you look at it
（景物、图画等的）前景 - The figure in the foreground is the artist's mother.
图画前景中的人是画家的母亲。
Wordfinder- art
- background
- canvas
- exhibition
- foreground
- frame
- fresco
- painting
- portrait
- watercolour
Express Yourself Describing a pictureDescribing a pictureTopics Artb2描述图片 有些考试会要求描述图片或照片内容。下面是一些有用的短语： - The picture shows a family gathered around a kitchen table.
照片中一家人围坐在餐桌旁。
- The picture shows a family gathered around a kitchen table.
- This is a picture/photo of a busy city street.
这张图／照片里是一条繁华的城市街道。
- This is a picture/photo of a busy city street.
- In the foreground/background, we can see a group of protesters.
在前景／背景中，我们可以看到一群示威者。
- In the foreground/background, we can see a group of protesters.
- In the bottom right-hand corner/top left-hand corner, there's a child sitting alone.
在右下角／左上角，有一个孩子孤零零地坐在那里。
- In the bottom right-hand corner/top left-hand corner, there's a child sitting alone.
- On the left/On the right/In the middle, someone is standing with a bottle in his hand.
在左边／右边／中间，站着一个手里拿着瓶子的人。
- On the left/On the right/In the middle, someone is standing with a bottle in his hand.
- In the cartoon, we can see two people looking at a newspaper headline.
在漫画中，我们可以看到两个人在看报纸的大字标题。
- In the cartoon, we can see two people looking at a newspaper headline.
- The cartoonist has drawn the man to represent a typical businessman.
漫画家把这个男人画成一个典型的商人。
- The cartoonist has drawn the man to represent a typical businessman.
Collocations Dictionaryverb + foreground- occupy
- in the foreground
- The figure in the foreground is the artist's mother.
- [singular] an important position that is noticed by people
瞩目地位；重要位置 - Inflation and interest rates will be very much in the foreground of their election campaign.
通货膨胀和利率将很可能是他们竞选的重点问题。 - This issue is very much in the foreground.
这个问题最为突出。
Collocations Dictionaryverb + foreground- occupy
- in the foreground
- Inflation and interest rates will be very much in the foreground of their election campaign.
- [singular] (computing
计算机 在前台；在前景中 - Normally, the user runs the program in the foreground.
通常，用户在前台运行程序。 - With this program, users can easily take control of foreground processes.
有了这个程序，用户可以轻松控制前台进程。
compare background - Normally, the user runs the program in the foreground.
词源late 17th cent.: from fore- + ground (noun), on the pattern of Dutch voorgrond.