fronts

英 [frʌnts]

美 [frʌnts]

n.  正面; 前面; 正前方; 前部
v.  面向; 在…前面; 朝; 向; 用…作正面; 用…覆盖正面; 领导，代表(团体、组织等)
front的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 前面;前部;正面
  Thefrontofsomething is the part of it that faces you, or that faces forward, or that you normally see or use.
  1. One man sat in an armchair, and the other sat on the front of the desk...
     一个男人坐在扶手椅里，另一个坐在桌子前面。
  2. Stand at the front of the line...
     站在队伍前头。
  3. Her cotton dress had ripped down the front.
     她的棉布连衣裙前面都扯裂了。
• N-COUNT (建筑物)临街的一面，正面
  Thefrontofa building is the side or part of it that faces the street.
  1. Attached to the front of the house, there was a large veranda.
     房子的正面有一条宽大的游廊。
• N-SING (人或动物的)身体前部，前身,胸部
  A person's or animal'sfrontis the part of their body between their head and their legs that is on the opposite side to their back.
  1. If you lie your baby on his front, he'll lift his head and chest up.
     如果让宝宝俯卧，他会把头和胸抬起。
• ADJ 前面的;前部的;正面的;(位置)在前的
  Frontis used to refer to the side or part of something that is towards the front or nearest to the front.
  1. I went out there on the front porch...
     我出来走到前廊上。
  2. She was only six and still missing her front teeth...
     她才 6 岁，门牙还没长出来。
  3. Children may be tempted to climb into the front seat while the car is in motion.
     车辆行驶时，孩子可能会被前排的座位吸引而想要爬过去。
• See also:The Guardian's front page carries a photograph of the two foreign ministers...The violence in the Gaza Strip makes the front page of most of the newspapers.front-page
• N-SING 海滨道
  The frontis a road next to the sea in a seaside town.
  1. ...a stroll on the front...
     漫步于海滨道
  2. Amy went out for a last walk along the sea front.
     埃米出了门，最后一次沿着海滨道散步。
• See also:Sonja's husband is fighting at the front.front line
• N-COUNT (某个)方面，领域
  If you say that something is happening on a particularfront, you mean that it is happening with regard to a particular situation or field of activity.
  1. ...research across a wide academic front...
     跨多个学术领域的研究
  2. We're moving forward on a variety of fronts.
     我们正在多个方面向前推进。
• N-COUNT (装出的)样子;假面具
  If someone puts on a particular kind offront, they pretend to have a particular quality.
  1. Michael kept up a brave front both to the world and in his home...
     迈克尔对外界和家人都表现出一副勇敢的样子。
  2. His laugh-a-minute image is just a front to hide his deep unhappiness.
     他滑稽可笑的形象只是用来掩饰内心深处痛苦的假面具。
• N-COUNT (非法或秘密的组织或活动的)掩护，幌子
  An organization or activity that isafrontforone that is illegal or secret is used to hide it.
  1. ...a firm later identified by the police as a front for crime syndicates...
     后经警方确认为犯罪集团幌子的一家公司
  2. He said the present civilian government is just a front for the old military regime.
     他说现今的平民政府只不过是先前军事政权的一个幌子。
• N-COUNT (冷热空气交汇的)锋
  In relation to the weather, afrontis a line where a mass of cold air meets a mass of warm air.
  1. The snow signaled the arrival of a front, and a high-pressure area seemed to be settling in...
     下雪预示着冷热空气的交锋，而一个高气压区似乎也将到来并可能持续。
  2. A very active cold front brought dramatic weather changes to Kansas on Wednesday.
     一股强冷空气前锋周三使堪萨斯的天气发生了剧变。
• N-IN-NAMES (常用于政治组织名称中)阵线
  Frontis often used in the titles of political organizations with a particular aim.
  1. ...the People's Liberation Front.
     人民解放阵线
• VERB 面对;朝向
  A building or an area of land thatfrontsa particular place orfrontsontoit is next to it and faces it.
  1. ...real estate, which includes undeveloped land fronting the city convention center...
     包括城市会议中心对面未开发土地的房地产
  2. There are some delightful Victorian houses fronting onto the pavement.
     面对人行道有一些漂亮的维多利亚时代的房子。
  3. ...quaint cottages fronted by lawns and flowerbeds.
     前面有草坪和花坛的几处别致的村舍
• VERB 领导;作为…的领袖
  The person whofrontsan organization is the most senior person in it.
  1. He fronted a formidable band of fighters...
     他率领着一队可畏的斗士。
  2. The commission, fronted by Sir Isaac Hayatali, was set up in June 1992.
     由艾萨克·哈亚塔利爵士领导的这个委员会建立于 1992 年 6月。

in AM, use 美国英语用head


• VERB 作为…的主唱
  The person whofrontsa pop group or rock band is the main singer.
  1. He also fronted a group called Haircuts That Kill.
     他还是一个叫做“酷炫发式”乐队的主唱。
  2. ...the debut single from the new five-piece fronted by singer Melissa Heathcoate.
     以歌手梅利莎·希思科特为主唱的新5人组合的首支单曲
• PHRASE 在前面;在最前头
  If a person or thing isin front, they are ahead of others in a moving group, or further forward than someone or something else.
  1. Officers will crack down on lunatic motorists who speed or drive too close to the car in front...
     警察将会严厉打击超速或是紧贴前车行驶的疯狂司机。
  2. 'What's with this guy?' demanded an American voice in the row in front.
     “这人怎么了?”前排有个美国人问道。
• PHRASE (在竞赛或比赛中)处于领先位置
  Someone who isin frontin a competition or contest at a particular point is winning at that point.
  1. Richard Dunwoody is in front in the jockeys' title race...
     理查德·邓伍迪在职业赛马骑师冠军赛中领先其他选手。
  2. Some preliminary polls show him out in front.
     一些初步民意调查显示他处于领先位置。
• PREP-PHRASE 在…前面;靠近…前部
  If someone or something isin front ofa particular thing, they are facing it, ahead of it, or close to the front part of it.
  1. She sat down in front of her dressing-table mirror to look at herself...
     她在梳妆台的镜子前面坐下端详自己。
  2. Something darted out in front of my car, and my car hit it...
     有什么东西突然冲到我的车前，我的车撞到它了。
  3. A police car was parked in front of the house.
     一辆警车停在这幢房子前面。
• PREP-PHRASE 在…面前(做或说);当着…的面
  If you do or say somethingin front ofsomeone else, you do or say it when they are present.
  1. They never argued in front of their children...
     他们从来不当着孩子的面争吵。
  2. He has been brought up not to swear in front of women.
     他从小就被教育不要在女性面前说脏话。
• PHRASE 在国内方面
  On the home frontoron the domestic frontmeans with regard to your own country rather than foreign countries.
  1. Its present economic ills on the home front are largely the result of overspending...
     它目前国内方面的经济弊病主要源自支出过度。
  2. On the domestic front, the president got his way with his budget proposals.
     国内方面，总统提出的预算案获得了通过。

双语例句

• We're moving forward on a variety of fronts.
  我们正在多个方面向前推进。
• Some progress is at last being made on these and other fronts, but all too slowly.
  这些以及其他一些事务终于取得了一些进展，但是速度都太慢了。
• The world as a whole is experiencing setbacks from global crises on multiple fronts.
  受全球多重危机的影响，全世界遇到了挫折。
• He braked suddenly, causing the fronts to skid.
  他猛然刹车，使得前车轮打滑了。
• This reluctance by China can be seen on a number of negotiating fronts.
  在不少谈判阵线上都可以看出中国的这种不情愿。
• The situation is good on the industrial front, as it is on the other fronts.
  工业战线形势大好，其他各条战线也是如此。
• The cinema fronts towards the south.
  电影院正对南方。
• Our party has consolidated itself and grown strong through the struggle on the two fronts.
  我们的党已经从两条战线斗争中巩固和壮大起来了。
• In fact, he's one of number of ordinary Afghans who pass between the fronts every day.
  事实上，他只是每天穿越战线泱泱大众中的一员。
• Our armies were fighting on three fronts.
  我们的部队在前方3条战线上作战。