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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary fore·ground
DATE 1695 1. the part of a scene or representation that is nearest to and in front of the spectator 2. a position of prominence : forefront 3. a level of computer processing at which the processor responds immediately to input to a designated high-priority task — compare background
transitive verb DATE 1892 : to bring to the foreground; especially : to give prominence or emphasis to English Etymology foreground 1695, from fore + ground. First used in Eng. by Dryden, originally in painting (cf. Du. voorgrond). Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 foreground fore·ground / 5fC:^raund; NAmE 5fC:r^- / nounthe foreground 1. [C, usually sing.] the part of a view, picture, etc. that is nearest to you when you look at it (景物、图画等的)前景: The figure in the foreground is the artist's mother. 图画前景中的人是画家的母亲。 2. [sing.] an important position that is noticed by people 瞩目地位；重要位置: Inflation and interest rates will be very much in the foreground of their election campaign. 通货膨胀和利率将很可能是他们竞选的重点问题。 ⇨ compare background IDIOMS ▪ in the 'foreground (computing 计) (of a computer program 计算机程序) being used at the present time and appearing in front of any other programs on the screen 在前台；在前景中 ⇨ compare in the background at background verb[VN] to give particular importance to sth 强调；突出: The play foregrounds the relationship between father and daughter. 这部戏剧凸显了父女之间的关系。 Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English foreground noun VERB + FOREGROUND occupy A happy family occupies the foreground of the painting. PREP. in the ~ This issue is very much in the foreground. Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged foreground I. \ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun Etymology: fore- + ground 1. : the part of a scene or representation that is or is depicted as being nearest to and in front of the spectator — compare background , distance , perspective 2. : a position of prominence : forefront < in the foreground of our activities > II. noun : a level of computer processing at which the processor responds immediately to input to a designated high-priority task — compare background hereinIII. \ˈ ̷ ̷ ˌ ̷ ̷ \ transitive verb Etymology: foreground, noun : to place in the foreground ; especially : to give prominence or emphasis to < in a poem in Scots, a point may be foregrounded by use of standard English — H.A.Gleason Jr. > |
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