- the front part of something, especially a ship(尤指船)船头; 前桅。
- called out as a warning to people in the path of a golf ball躲开(高尔夫击球时警告前方人用语)。
(亦作'fore)
短语
to the fore
- in or to a conspicuous or leading position在(或进入)显著位置, 在(或进入)首要位置:
the succession issue came to the fore.
继任成了首要问题。
词源
Old English (as a preposition, also in the sense 'before in time, previously'): of Germanic origin; related to Dutch voor and German vor. The adjective and noun represent the prefix FORE- used independently (late 15th cent.).