front
noun /frʌnt/
/frʌnt/
Idioms - [countable, usually singular](usually the front)the part or side of something that faces forward; the side of something that you look at first
正面 - The front of the building was covered with ivy.
大楼的正面爬满了常春藤。 - The front of the car was badly damaged.
轿车的前面严重损坏。 - on the front The book has a picture of Rome on the front.
书的封面有一张罗马的照片。 - up the front The jacket zips up the front.
这件夹克衫前面拉链拉上。 - down the front a green sleeveless top which buttons down the front
一件绿色无袖上衣，扣在前面
Topics Houses and homesa1- Check the position of the pockets on the jacket front.
检查夹克前面口袋的位置。 - I usually end up with gravy down my shirt front.
我通常会在衬衫前襟沾点肉汁。 - She stared into the large mirror, running her hands down the front of her dress.
她盯着大镜子，双手顺着裙子的前部往下伸。 - The dress is embroidered at the neck and down the front.
这件衣服的领口和前面都有刺绣。 - They run an annual competition for tidy shop and house fronts.
他们举办了一年一度的商店和房屋整洁竞赛。 - The drawer fronts are made of solid mahogany.
抽屉前板由实心红木制成。
- The front of the building was covered with ivy.
- the front[singular] the position that is directly ahead of somebody/something
前面；正前方 - I turned round to face the front.
我转身面向前方。 - Keep your eyes to the front and walk straight ahead.
两眼看着正前方径直往前走。 - at the front of something There's a garden at the front of the house.
房子的前面有一座花园。
- I turned round to face the front.
- the front[singular] the part of something that is furthest forward
前部 - The singer came to the front of the stage.
歌手来到舞台前。 - The teacher made me move my seat to the front of the classroom.
老师把我的座位调到教室的前面。 - at the front She always sits at the front.
她总是坐在前面。 - at the front of something Put your fare into the box at the front of the bus.
把你的车费放进公共汽车前面的箱子里。 - in the front I prefer to travel in the front (= next to the driver in a car).
我喜欢坐在前排。 - in the front of something Write your name in the front of the book (= the first few pages).
在前面的书页写上你的名字。 - to the front (of something) The dining room is to the front of the house.
餐厅在房子的前面。
Which Word? in front of / in the front ofin front of / in the front of- In front of can mean the same as outside, but not opposite:
in front of 可表示 outside 的词义，但不能表示 opposite 的词义： - I’ll meet you in front of/outside your hotel.
我在你的旅馆前面／外面接你。 - There’s a bus stop in front of the house (= on the same side of the road).
房子前面有一个公共汽车站（在公路的这面）。 - There’s a bus stop opposite the house (= on the other side of the road).
房子对面有一个公共汽车站（在公路的对面）。
- I’ll meet you in front of/outside your hotel.
- In/at the front (of something) means ‘in the most forward part of something’:
in/at the front (of sth) 表示在某物的最前部分： - The driver sits at the front of the bus.
驾驶员坐在公共汽车的前端。 - Put the shortest flowers in the front (of the bunch).
把最短的花放在花束的靠前位置。
- The driver sits at the front of the bus.
- The singer came to the front of the stage.
- somebody’s front[singular] the part of somebody’s body that faces forwards
身体前部；胸部 - on your front She was lying on her front.
她俯卧着。 - down your front I spilled coffee down my front.
我把咖啡溅到了前襟上。
- on your front She was lying on her front.
- [countable] the west, north, south, east, etc. front the side of a large building, especially a church, that faces west, north, etc.
（建筑物，尤指教堂朝西、北、东、南等的）面 - the west front of the cathedral
大教堂的西侧
- the west front of the cathedral
- the front[singular] (British English) the road or area of land along the edge of the sea, a lake or a river
海滨；湖畔；河边；沿海（或湖、河）道路 - Couples walked hand in hand along the front.
对对情侣手牵手沿河边散步。
- Couples walked hand in hand along the front.
- [countable, usually singular] an area where fighting takes place during a war
前线；前方 - More British troops have been sent to the front.
更多的英国部队已派往前线。 - to serve at the front
在前方服役 - fighting a war on two fronts
在两条战线上战斗 - Reports from the battle fronts became briefer and vaguer.
前线的报道变得越来越简短和模糊。
Topics War and conflictc2- Even young teenagers were sent to the front.
甚至十几岁的孩子也被送上了前线。 - Thousands were killed on the eastern front.
成千上万的人死在东线战场上。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- eastern
- western
- etc.
- …
- send somebody to
- at the front
- on the front
- More British troops have been sent to the front.
- [countable] a particular area of activity
活动领域；阵线 - on the… front Things are looking unsettled on the economic front.
经济战线上的情况显得不稳定。 - Things should get a little easier on the work front soon.
工作方面的事情应该很快会变得容易一些。 - Progress has been made on all fronts.
各方面都取得了进展。
- on the… front Things are looking unsettled on the economic front.
- [singular] behaviour that is not what it appears to be, done in order to hide somebody's true feelings or opinions
表面；外表 - It's not always easy to put on a brave front for the family.
常为家人装出勇敢的样子并不容易。 - front for something Rudeness is just a front for her shyness.
她的粗鲁只是为了掩饰羞怯。
Topics Personal qualitiesc2- She put on a brave front, but I knew how miserable she was.
她装出勇敢的样子，但是我知道她有多痛苦。 - Without that false front, I wouldn't be able to face the world.
没有那样的伪装，我将无法面对这个世界。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- common
- unified
- united
- …
- put on
- keep
- present
- …
- front for
- It's not always easy to put on a brave front for the family.
- [countable, usually singular] front (for something) a person or an organization that is used to hide an illegal or secret activity
非法（或秘密）活动掩护者 - The travel company is just a front for drug trafficking.
这家旅行社不过是毒品交易的掩护场所。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- common
- unified
- united
- …
- put on
- keep
- present
- …
- front for
- The travel company is just a front for drug trafficking.
- Front[singular] used in the names of some political organizations
（用于政治组织的名称）阵线 - the Animal Liberation Front
动物解放阵线
- the Animal Liberation Front
- [countable] the line where a mass of cold air meets a mass of warm air
（冷暖空气团接触的）锋 - a cold/warm front
冷锋；暖锋
- a cold/warm front
forward part/position前部；前部位置
chest胸部
side of building建筑物的面
edge of sea/lake海边；湖边
in war战争
area of activity活动领域
hiding true feelings隐藏感情
hiding something illegal掩盖非法活动
political organization政治组织
weather天气
词源Middle English (denoting the forehead): from Old French front (noun), fronter (verb), from Latin frons, front- ‘forehead, front’.
Idioms
back to front (British English)
(North American English backwards)
- if you put on a piece of clothing back to front, you make a mistake and put the back where the front should be
（衣服）前后颠倒（或前后穿反） - I think you've got that sweater on back to front.
我觉得你把毛衣前后穿反了。
- I think you've got that sweater on back to front.
before/in front of somebody’s (very) eyes
- in somebody’s presence; in front of somebody
当着某人的面；就在某人的眼皮底下 - He had seen his life's work destroyed before his very eyes.
他曾看到他毕生的劳动成果就在自己的眼前毁于一旦。 - Before our very eyes, the bird snatched the fish from the plate and flew off.
那只鸟就在我们眼皮底下从盘子里抓起鱼飞走了。
- He had seen his life's work destroyed before his very eyes.
cash up front
(British English also cash down)
- with immediate payment of cash
即付现款；即期付款 - to pay for something cash up front
预付现金
- to pay for something cash up front
form, present, etc. a united front
- to show people that all members of a group have the same opinion about things
前： 向人们表明一个小组的所有成员对事物都有相同的看法- The prime minister stressed the need to present a united front.
首相强调必须表现出团结一致。
- The prime minister stressed the need to present a united front.
front and centre
(US English front and center)
- in or into the most important position
在（或进入）最重要位置 - The issue has moved front and center in his presidential campaign.
在他的总统竞选中，这个问题已经成为焦点。
- The issue has moved front and center in his presidential campaign.
in front adverb
- in a position that is further forward than somebody/something but not very far away
在…前面 - Their house is the one with the big garden in front.
他们的房子是前面有大花园的那一座。
- Their house is the one with the big garden in front.
- in first place in a race or competition
（赛跑或比赛）领先 - The blue team is currently in front with a lead of six points.
蓝队目前以六分领先。
- The blue team is currently in front with a lead of six points.
in front of preposition
- in a position that is further forward than somebody/something but not very far away
在…前面 - The car in front of me stopped suddenly and I had to brake.
我前面那辆车突然停下来，我也只好刹车。 - The bus stops right in front of our house.
公共汽车就停在我们的房子前面。 - He was standing in front of me in the line.
在队列中他站在我的前面。 - She is now entitled to put ‘Professor’ in front of her name.
她现在有权在自己的名字前面加上“教授”。
- The car in front of me stopped suddenly and I had to brake.
- in a position facing somebody/something
在…前面 - to perform in front of a big crowd/audience
在一大群人/观众面前表演 - She spends all day sitting in front of (= working at) her computer.
她整天坐在计算机前（工作）。 - She's a natural in front of the camera (= being filmed/photographed).
她在镜头前很自然。
- to perform in front of a big crowd/audience
- if you do something in front of somebody, you do it when they are there
当着…的面；在…面前 - Please don't talk about it in front of the children.
请不要当着孩子们的面谈那件事。
- Please don't talk about it in front of the children.
- in front of somebody (of time
时间 未来；在…前面 - Don't give up. You still have your whole life in front of you.
不要放弃，你的前面还有一辈子呢。
- Don't give up. You still have your whole life in front of you.
lead from the front
- to take an active part in what you are telling or persuading others to do
带头；带动；引导
out front
- in the part of a theatre, restaurant, etc. where the public sits
（剧院等）观众席；（餐厅等）座席 - There's only a small audience out front tonight.
今夜观众席上人很少。 - He cooked while she sat out front and waited tables.
他做饭，而她坐在外面等桌子。
- There's only a small audience out front tonight.
- (also British English, informal out the front)in the area near to the entrance to a building
在（建筑物）大门外 - I’ll wait for you out (the) front.
我在大门外等你。
- I’ll wait for you out (the) front.
up front (informal)
- as payment in advance
预付；先付 - We'll pay you half up front and the other half when you've finished the job.
我们先付一半给你，工作完成后再付另一半。
- We'll pay you half up front and the other half when you've finished the job.
- (in sports
体育运动 在前锋位置 - to play up front
担任前锋
see also upfront - to play up front