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| 1 | C often singular the surface of something that faces forwards 前面；正面 |
| house/shop fronts (=the parts that face the road) 房屋/店铺的前面 |
| the front of sth Staple a recent photograph to the front of your application. 请在申请表的正面钉一张近照。 |
| on the front a book with a picture of a tiger on the front 封面上有老虎图片的书 |
| down the front The dress had buttons down the front. 这件礼服襟前有一排纽扣。 |
| | 1a | C the part of your body that faces forwards , especially your chest （身体的）正面；（尤指）前胸 | | I always sleep on my front. 我总是趴着睡觉。 | |
| | 1b | singular/U the area outside the part of a building that faces forwards （建筑物的）前面 | | Go round to the front and I’ ll let you in. 绕到前面去，我给你开门。 | |
| | 1c | C an outer wall of a large building that faces in a particular direction （大型建筑物的）外墙 | | the north/south/east/west front of sth Monet’ s famous series of paintings of the west front of Rouen cathedral 莫奈描绘鲁昂大教堂西立面的系列名画 | |
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| 2 | the front the part of something that is nearest the direction it faces 前部；前面 |
| The glasses are in the cabinet near the front. 杯子在橱柜里靠外的地方。 |
| in/at the front (of sth) Tom was sitting at the front of the bus. 汤姆坐在公共汽车的前排。 |
| the man at the front of the queue 排在队首的那个人 |
| If you can’ t see the blackboard, come and sit at the front. 你要是看不见黑板就坐到前面来。 |
| He showed them where he had signed his name in the front of the book. 他让他们看他在书前面签名的地方。 |
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| 3 | C a particular aspect of a situation 方面 |
| There’ s bad news on the job front – two factories are going to close. 在就业方面有坏消息，两家工厂即将倒闭。 |
| His main problems were in maths and science, but he has made progress on both fronts. 他的主要问题出在数学和自然科学上，但这两方面他都已经有所进步。 |
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| 4 | C an organization or activity that exists to hide an illegal or secret one （非法或秘密活动的）掩护物，幌子 |
| +for They kept a shop as a front for dealing in stolen goods. 他们开了家商店为销赃进行掩护。 |
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| 5 | singular behaviour that is not sincere because you want to hide your real feelings 假装的样子；伪装 |
| He always pretended he didn’ t care but we knew it was just a front. 他总是一副满不在乎的样子，但我们知道那只是他装出来的。 |
| put on a front She’ s putting on a brave front, but she’ s really very worried. 她表面上一副勇敢的样子，但其实她真的很担心。 |
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| 6 | C technical a line where a large area of cold air meets a large area of warm air （大片冷暖空气相交形成的）锋 |
| a warm/cold front 暖锋/冷锋 |
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| 7 | singular a political organization that fights for or against something 阵线 |
| the National Liberation Front 全国解放阵线 |
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| 8 | C a front line in a war （战争的）前线，前方 |
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| 9 | C usually singular the area along the edge of the sea or a lake in a town （城镇的）海滨，湖滨 |
| a walk along the front 沿着海滨散步 |
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| - | in front
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| 1 | a little further forwards than someone or something 在前面；在面前 | I overtook the car in front. 我超过了前面那辆车。 | |
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| 2 | winning a competition , game , or election that is not yet finished （在尚未结束的竞赛、比赛或选举中）暂时领先 | Owen scored to put his team in front. 欧文射门得分使本队暂时领先。 | |
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| 3 | outside the part of a building that faces forwards 在（建筑物的）前面 | a house with gardens in front 前面带花园的房子 | |
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| - | in (the) front
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| in the part of a car where the driver and the controls are |
| 在汽车的前座 |
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| - | in front of sb
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| 1 | if something is in front of you , it is in a position where you can see it if you look forwards 在某人的面前 | In front of her, the motorway stretched for miles. 公路在她面前一直延伸数英里。 | |
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| 2 | in a situation where someone is there with you 在某人面前；当着某人的面 | I would never say this in front of my mother. 我永远不会在我母亲面前这样说的。 | |
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| 3 | in a situation where someone is watching you do something 在某人的关注下；在某人的面前 | The match took place in front of a crowd of 60,000 people. 6万名观众现场观看了这场比赛。 | |
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| 4 | used for saying what is going to happen to you in the future 今后；在未来 | I think she’ s got a brilliant career in front of her. 我认为她今后会有辉煌的事业。 | |
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| - | in front of sth
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| 1 | into a place where a moving vehicle might hit you 在可能被车辆撞到的地方 | He stepped into the road in front of a bus. 他走上公路，差点儿被一辆公共汽车撞到。 | |
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| 2 | in a position where you can see a particular thing when you look forwards 在（某物）的面前 | She just sits in front of the television all day long. 她整天就坐在电视前面。 | |
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| - | out front
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| in the part of a theatre where the audience sits |
| （戏院里的）观众席 |
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| - | out (the) front
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| outside the part of a building that faces forwards |
| 在外面门前 |
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| There seem to be some press photographers waiting out front. 似乎有一些摄影记者等在门外面。 |
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| 1 | a fairly large distance further forwards than someone or something 在前面很远的地方 | They hurried along the road with George out in front. 他们沿着公路赶，乔治在前面很远处。 | |
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| 2 | winning a competition , game , or election that is not yet finished by a fairly large amount （在尚未结束的竞赛、比赛或选举中）遥遥领先 | Labour are still out in front in the opinion polls. 工党在民意测验中仍然遥遥领先。 | |
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| - | up front
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| 1 | in the part of a car where the driver and the controls are 在汽车的前座 |
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| 2 | with payment made before goods or services are provided or work is started 预付；垫支 | I’ ll need £500 up front for the cost of materials. 我买材料需要预付500英镑。 | |
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| 3 | playing near the other team’ s goal and trying to score in a game such as football （在足球等项目中）踢前锋 | United moved Giggs to play up front. 联队将吉格斯移上去踢前锋。 | |
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