to the foreIMPORTANTto or in a position of importance or influence 变得重要；突出 Environmental issues came to the fore in the 1980s. 20世纪80年代，环境问题成了热点。
The case brought to the fore a lot of racial tensions. 这起案件凸显出诸多种族矛盾。
brought to the fore• During these years of continual warfare, religious questions were seldom if ever brought to the fore.• On the contrary, it brought to the fore her inner resilience.
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