名詞 front:

1. the immediate proximity of someone or something
   同義詞：presence
2. the side that is forward or prominent
   同義詞：front end, forepart
3. the side that is seen or that goes first
4. a sphere of activity involving effort
5. the line along which opposing armies face each other
   同義詞：battlefront, front line
6. a group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals
   同義詞：movement, social movement
7. (meteorology) the atmospheric phenomenon created at the boundary between two different air masses
8. a person used as a cover for some questionable activity
   同義詞：front man, figurehead, nominal head, straw man, strawman
9. the outward appearance of a person
10. the part of something that is nearest to the normal viewer

動(dòng)詞 front:

1. be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to
   同義詞：look, face
2. confront bodily
   同義詞：breast

形容詞 front:

1. relating to or located in the front

1. At the front of the house, someone had planted a beautiful garden.
   有人在房前種上了花，成了個(gè)漂亮的花園。
2. The jewellery firm is just a front for their illegal trade in diamonds.
   該珠寶公司不過(guò)是進(jìn)行非法的鉆石交易的幌子。
3. The car in front of me stopped suddenly and I had to brake.
   我前面那輛小汽車(chē)突然停住，我只好剎車(chē)。
4. The cheques must be signed in front of the cashier at the bank.
   必須當(dāng)著銀行出納員的面簽這些支票。
5. The teacher made me move my seat to the front of the classroom.
   老師讓我把座位挪到教室的最前面去坐。
6. This building fronts the railway station.
   這棟建筑面朝火車(chē)站。
7. Write your name on the front cover of the exercise book.
   在練習(xí)簿的封面上寫(xiě)上你的名字。
8. The front of the postcard shows a picture of our hotel.
   明信片正面是我們旅館的圖片。

front

n.（名詞）
The forward part or surface, as of a building.
前部，正面：前面部分或表面部分，例如指建筑物
The area, location, or position directly before or ahead.
前方：直接在前面的地區(qū)、部位或位置
A position of leadership or superiority.
上級(jí)，領(lǐng)導(dǎo)：領(lǐng)導(dǎo)或監(jiān)督的位置
The forehead or face, especially of a bird or other animal.
前額：尤指鳥(niǎo)或其它動(dòng)物的前額或臉

Demeanor or bearing, especially in the presence of danger or difficulty.
舉止，態(tài)度：尤指面對(duì)危險(xiǎn)或困難時(shí)的行為或舉止
An outward, often feigned, appearance or manner:
裝模作樣，偽裝：一種外面的、常常是佯裝的表現(xiàn)或舉止：
例句：
They put up a good front.
他們裝出很體面的姿態(tài)

Land bordering a lake, river, or street.
河、湖或路邊的土地
A promenade along the water at a resort.
海濱人行道：度假區(qū)水域邊的散步場(chǎng)所
A detachable part of a man`s dress shirt covering the chest; a dickey.
衣服前胸：男人襯衫遮胸的相對(duì)獨(dú)立部分；襯領(lǐng)

The most forward line of a combat force.
前沿，前線：戰(zhàn)斗最前面的陣線
The area of contact between opposing combat forces; a battlefront.
陣地：敵對(duì)雙方交鋒的地區(qū)；戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)前沿
Meteorology The interface between air masses of different temperatures or densities.
【氣象學(xué)】 鋒面：不同溫度、密度的兩大氣團(tuán)交界處
A field of activity:
領(lǐng)域，活動(dòng)場(chǎng)所：
例句：
the economic front.
經(jīng)濟(jì)領(lǐng)域

A group or movement uniting various individuals or organizations for the achievement of a common purpose; a coalition.
陣線，聯(lián)盟：聯(lián)合不同個(gè)人或組織為了共同目標(biāo)的團(tuán)體或活動(dòng)；聯(lián)盟
A nominal leader lacking in real authority; a figurehead.
掛名首腦，傀儡：沒(méi)有實(shí)權(quán)的名義上的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)；傀儡
An apparently respectable person, group, or business used as a cover for secret or illegal activities.
掩護(hù)：表面值得尊敬的人、團(tuán)體或企業(yè)，實(shí)際上用陰謀或不法活動(dòng)做掩蓋
Archaic
【古語(yǔ)】
The first part; the beginning.
第一部分；開(kāi)始
The face; the countenance.
臉；面容
adj.（形容詞）
Of, relating to, aimed at, or located in the front:
前面的：前面的、與前面有關(guān)的、指向前方的或在前部的：
例句：
the front lines; the front row; front property on Lake Tahoe.
前線；前排；塔霍湖前方的地產(chǎn)

Linguistics Designating vowels produced at or toward the front of the oral cavity, such as the vowels ofgreen and get.
【語(yǔ)言學(xué)】 前元音的：表示由口腔前部發(fā)出的元音，例如green 和 get 的元音
v.（動(dòng)詞）
front.ed,front.ing,fronts
v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
To look out on; face:
朝…看；面對(duì)：
例句：
a house that fronts the ocean.
面海的房子

To meet in opposition; confront.See Synonyms at defy
碰上；使面對(duì)參見(jiàn) defy
To provide a front for.
提供正面
To serve as a front for.
充當(dāng)正面
Music To lead (a group of musicians):
【音樂(lè)】 帶領(lǐng)（一群音樂(lè)人）：
例句：
.Goodman . . . became the first major white bandleader to front an integrated group.(Bill Barol)
.古德曼…成為領(lǐng)導(dǎo)混合人種樂(lè)團(tuán)的首席白人樂(lè)隊(duì)指揮.(比爾·巴羅爾)

Informal To provide before payment:
【非正式用語(yǔ)】 預(yù)付：在付款之前給予：
例句：
.In . . . personal liability suits, a lawyer is fronting both time and money.(Richard Faille)
.在個(gè)人負(fù)債的訴訟中，律師總是預(yù)付時(shí)間和金錢(qián).(理查德·法耶)

v.intr.（不及物動(dòng)詞）
To have a front; face onto something else:
朝向；面向別的事物：
例句：
Her property fronts on the highway.
她的土地朝著高速公路

To provide an apparently respectable cover for secret or illegal activities:
袒護(hù)，掩飾：給陰謀或不法活動(dòng)以明顯不少的庇護(hù)：
例句：
fronting for organized crime.
為有組織的犯罪做掩護(hù)

interj.（感嘆詞）
Used by a desk clerk in a hotel to summon a bellhop.
用于旅館的柜臺(tái)辦事員招呼侍者

<習(xí)慣用語(yǔ)>front and center
In the most prominent position.
居于最突出位置
來(lái)源：
Middle English
中古英語(yǔ)
from Old French
源自 古法語(yǔ)
from Latin frôns front-
源自 拉丁語(yǔ) frôns front-