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在…前面;当着…的面;面前;
noun
foreheadalso: the whole face
external and often feigned appearance especially in the face of danger or adversity
vanguard
a stand on an issue : policy
progress on the educational front
a side of a buildingespecially: the side that contains the principal entrance
the forward part or surface
frontage
dickey sense 1a
the boundary between two dissimilar air masses
archaic beginning
a position ahead of a person or of the foremost part of a thing
a position of leadership or superiority
a person, group, or thing used to mask the identity or true character or activity of the actual controlling agent
a person who serves as the nominal head or spokesman of an enterprise or group to lend it prestige
verb
intransitive verb
to have the front or principal side adjacent to somethingalso: to have frontage on something
a ten-acre plot fronting on a lake —Current Biography
to act or serve as a cover or front (see front entry 1 sense 7a) for something or someone
… a new initiative targeting brothels and massage parlors fronting for sex trafficking rings.—St. John Barned-Smith
US, informal to assume a fake or false personality to conceal one's true identity and character Look, we all know you got your heart broken. Stop fronting and write a love song.—Allison Keyes
Don't front, don't put something out there that you feel isn't realistic and doesn't portray who you are.—Chloë Grace Moretz
transitive verb
confront
went to the woods because I wished … to front only the essential facts of life—H. D. Thoreau
to appear before
daily fronted him in some fresh splendor—Alfred Tennyson
to be in front of
a lawn fronting the house
to be the leader of (a musical group)
appeared as a soloist and fronted bands
to face toward or have frontage on
the house fronts the street
to supply a front to
fronted the building with bricks
to articulate (a sound) with the tongue farther forward
to move (a word or phrase) to the beginning of a sentence
basketball to play in front of (an opposing player) rather than between the player and the basket
to give (someone) the money, material, etc. needed to do something : advance sense 7
She fronted them a loan to get the start-up going.
adjective
of, relating to, or situated at the front
acting as a front
front company
articulated at or toward the front of the oral passage
front vowels
constituting the first nine holes of an 18-hole golf course
abbreviation
frontispiece
Noun Middle English, from Anglo-French frunt, front, from Latin front-, frons
The first known use of front was in the 13th century
chip1 of 2noun
a small thin flat piece (as of wood, stone, or glass) broken off : flake
a small piece of food: as
chocolate chip
potato chip
french fry entry 1
fish and chips
a counter used in poker
plural money sense 1c
in the chips
a flaw left after a small piece has been broken off
a cup with a chip in it
a very small slice of silicon containing electronic circuits (as for a computer)
chip2 of 2verb
to cut or break a chip from something
chip a cup
to break off in small pieces
she'd
she had : she would
sheath knifenoun
a knife having a fixed blade and designed to be carried in a sheath
front1 of 3noun
outer often pretended appearance
put up a good front
a region in which active warfare is taking place
the forward part or surface the front of the house
the front of a shirt
the boundary between two dissimilar air masses
someone or something that hides the true identity of those who are in control
a front for organized crime
front2 of 3verb
to have the front or face toward the house fronts the street
the cottage fronting on the lake
front3 of 3adjective
of, relating to, or situated at the front
1 He is sparkling and versatile in front of the camera.
镜头前的他光彩照人,多才多艺。
2 She threatened to throw herself in front of a train.
她威胁要卧轨。
3 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。
4 The house fronts on Main Street.
5 Rare birds preen themselves right in front of your camera.
很少有鸟类会在镜头面前梳理自己的羽毛。
6 He tipped the table over in front of him.
他把面前的桌子打翻了。
7 He cools himself in front of an electric fan.
他在电扇前让自己凉快些。
8 The house fronts Main Street.
9 There's a small statue on the front lawn.
10 He keeps his wallet in his front pocket.
11 The car pulled in and double-parked in front of the town hall.
车在市政大厅前靠边并排停下了。
12 Ukraine’s urgent need for additional troops has become particularly apparent since Russian forces opened a new front in the northeast of the country two weeks ago, near the city of Kharkiv.
13 They used these words freely, often in front of their parents too.
这些语词他们随口即出,在父母面前也常常如此。
14 A small brown fawn hopped across the trail in front of them.
一只棕色的小鹿蹦跳着穿过他们面前的那条小路。
15 that smile is just a front—I don't think she actually likes me at all
16 A police car was parked in front of the house.
一辆警车停在这幢房子前面。
17 The taxi drew up in front of the Riviera Club.
出租车在里维埃拉俱乐部门口停了下来。
18 Environmental activists have opened a new front in their long-running fight against a company that pipes water from the San Bernardino Mountains and bottles it for sale as Arrowhead brand bottled water.
19 the front of the church features a magnificent stained-glass window
20 Sit down and be quiet in front of your elders and betters.
在长辈和上级面前要老老实实地坐着。