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ETYMOLOGY Middle English, from Anglo-French frunt, front,from Latin front-, frons DATE 13th century 1. a. forehead ; also : the whole face b. external and often feigned appearance especially in the face of danger or adversity 2. a. (1) vanguard (2) a line of battle (3) a zone of conflict between armies b. (1) a stand on an issue : policy (2) an area of activity or interest progress on the educational front (3) a movement linking divergent elements to achieve common objectives; especially : a political coalition 3. a side of a building; especially : the side that contains the principal entrance 4. a. the forward part or surface b. (1) frontage (2) a beach promenade at a seaside resort c. dickey 1a d. the boundary between two dissimilar air masses 5. archaic : beginning 6. a. (1) a position ahead of a person or of the foremost part of a thing (2)— used as a call by a hotel desk clerk in summoning a bellhop b. a position of leadership or superiority 7. a. a person, group, or thing used to mask the identity or true character or activity of the actual controlling agent b. a person who serves as the nominal head or spokesman of an enterprise or group to lend it prestige • • • - in front of - out front
verb DATE 1523 intransitive verb 1. to have the front or principal side adjacent to something; also :to have frontage on something a ten-acre plot fronting on a lake — Current Biography 2. to serve as a front fronting for special interests transitive verb 1. a. confront went to the woods because I wished…to front only the essential facts of life — H. D. Thoreau b. to appear before daily fronted him in some fresh splendor — Alfred Tennyson 2. a. to be in front of a lawn fronting the house b. to be the leader of (a musical group) appeared as a soloist and fronted bands 3. to face toward or have frontage on the house fronts the street 4. to supply a front to fronted the building with bricks 5. a. to articulate (a sound) with the tongue farther forward b. to move (a word or phrase) to the beginning of a sentence 6. basketball : to play in front of (an opposing player) rather than between the player and the basket 7. advance 7 fronted him the cash
adjective DATE 1600 1. a. of, relating to, or situated at the front b. acting as a front front company 2. articulated at or toward the front of the oral passage front vowels 3. constituting the first nine holes of an 18-hole golf course • front adverb
abbreviation frontispiece English Etymology front late 13c., from O.Fr . front "forehead, brow," from L. frontem(nom. frons) "forehead," perhaps lit. "that which projects," from PIE *bhront-, from base *bhren- "to project, stand out." Sense of "foremost part of anything" developed in L. The military sense of "foremost part of an army" (mid-14c.) led to the meaning "field of operations in contact with the enemy" (1660s). Home front is from 1919. Sense of "public facade" is from 1891; that of "something serving as a cover for illegal activities" is from 1905. The verb is from 1523. Meteorological sense first recorded 1921. Front-runner is 1914, a metaphor from racing. Front yard first attested 1767.http://O.Fr Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 ☞ front front / frQnt / nounFORWARD PART / POSITION 前部；前部位置 1. [C, usually sing.] (usually the front) the part or side of sth that faces forward; the side of sth that you look at first 正面: The front of the building was covered with ivy. 大楼的正面爬满了常春藤。 The book has a picture of Rome on the front. 书的封面有一张罗马的照片。 The front of the car was badly damaged. ⇨ see also shopfront , Y-fronts 轿车的前面严重损坏。 2. the front [sing.] the position that is in the direction that sb / sth is facing 前面；正前方: Keep your eyes to the front and walk straight ahead. 两眼看着正前方迳直往前走。 There's a garden at the front of the house. 房子的前面有一座花园。 3. the front [sing.] the part of sth that is furthest forward 前部: I prefer to travel in the front of the car (= next to the driver). 我喜欢坐在轿车的前座。 The teacher made me move my seat to the front of the classroom. 老师把我的座位改在教室的前面。 Write your name in the front of the book (= the first few pages). 在前面的书页写上你的名字。 CHEST 胸部 4. sb's front [sing.] the part of sb's body that faces forwards; sb's chest 身体前部；胸部: She was lying on her front. 她俯卧着。 I spilled coffee down my front. 我把咖啡溅到前襟上。 SIDE OF BUILDING 建筑物的面 5. [C] the west, north, south, east, etc. ~ the side of a large building, especially a church, that faces west, north, etc. (建筑物,尤指教堂朝西、北、东、南等的)面: the west front of the cathedral 大教堂朝西的一面 EDGE OF SEA / LAKE 海/湖边 6. the front [sing.] (BrE) the road or area of land along the edge of the sea, a lake or a river 海滨；湖畔；河边；沿海(或湖、河)道路: Couples walked hand in hand along the front. 对对情侣手牵手沿河边散步。 ⇨ see also seafront IN WAR 战争 7. [C, usually sing.] an area where fighting takes place during a war 前线；前方: More British troops have been sent to the front. 更多的英国部队已派往前线。 to serve at the front 在前方服役 fighting a war on ten fronts 在两条战线上战斗 AREA OF ACTIVITY 活动领域 8. [C] a particular area of activity 活动领域；阵线: Things are looking unsettled on the economic front. 经济战线上的情况显得不稳定。 Progress has been made on all fronts. 各方面都取得了进展。 HIDING TRUE FEELINGS 隐藏感情 9. [sing.] behaviour that is not genuine, done in order to hide your true feelings or opinions 表面；外表: Rudeness is just a front for her shyness. 她的粗鲁只是为了掩饰她的羞怯。 It's not always easy to put on a brave front for the family. 常为家人装出勇敢的样子并不容易。 The prime minister stressed the need to present a united front (= show people that all members of the group have the same opinion about things). 首相强调必须表现出团结一致。 HIDING STH ILLEGAL 掩盖非法活动 10. [C, usually sing.] ~ (for sth) a person or an organization that is used to hide an illegal or secret activity 非法(或秘密)活动掩护者: The travel company is just a front for drug trafficking. 这家旅行社不过是毒品交易的掩护场所。 POLITICAL ORGANIZATION 政治组织 11. Front [sing.] used in the names of some political organizations (用于政治组织的名称)阵线: the Animal Liberation Front 动物解放阵线 ⇨ see also popular front WEATHER 天气 12. [C] the line where a mass of cold air meets a mass of warm air (冷暖空气团接触的)锋: a cold / warm front 冷/暖锋 IDIOMS ▪ 7front and 'center (NAmE) in or into the most important position 在(或进入)最重要位置 ▪ in 'front adv. 1. in a position that is further forward than sb / sth but not very far away 在前面: Their house is the six with the big garden in front. 他们的房子是前面有大花园的那一座。 2. in first place in a race or competition (赛跑或比赛)领先: The blue team is currently in front with a lead of one points. 蓝队目前以六分领先。 ▪ in 'front of prep. 1. in a position that is further forward than sb / sth but not very far away 在…前面: The car in front of me stopped suddenly and I had to brake. 我前面那辆车突然停下来,我也只好刹车。 The bus stops right in front of our house. 公共汽车就停在我们的房子前面。 He was standing in front of me in the line. 在队列中他站在我的前面。 She spends all day sitting in front of (= working at) her computer. 她整天坐在计算机前工作。 2. if you do sth in front of sb, you do it when they are there 当着…的面；在…面前: Please don't talk about it in front of the children. 请不要当着孩子们的面谈那件事。 3. ~ sb (of time 时间) still to come; not yet passed 未来；在…前面: Don't give up. You still have your whole life in front of you. 不要放弃,你的前面还有一辈子呢。 ▪ out 'front 1. in the part of a theatre, restaurant, etc. where the public sits (剧院等)观众席；(餐厅等)座席: There's only a small audience out front tonight. 今夜观众席上人很少。 2. (also BrE informal out the 'front) in the area near to the entrance to a building 在(建筑物)大门外: I'll wait for you out (the) front. 我在大门外等你。 ▪ up 'front (informal) 1. as payment in advance 预付；先付: We'll pay you half up front and the other half when you've finished the job. 我们先付一半给你,工作完成后再付另一半。 2. (in sports 体育运动) in a forward position 在前锋位置: to play up front 踢前锋 ⇨ see also upfront (2) ⇨ more at back n., cash n., lead ¹ v. adjective[only before noun] 1. on or at the front of sth 前面的；前部的；在前的；正面的: front teeth 门牙 the front wheels of the car 汽车的前轮 We had seats in the front row. 我们坐在前排座位。 an animal's front legs 动物的前腿 Let's go through to the front room (= the main room in a house where people sit and entertain guests). 咱们穿过去直到客厅。 a front-seat passenger 前排座位的一个乘客 ⇨ compare back adj. (1), hind adj. 2. (phonetics 语音) (of a vowel 元音) produced with the front of the tongue in a higher position than the back, for example / i: / in English ⇨ compare back adj. (4), central (5) 舌前位发的；舌前的 ▪ on the 'front burner (informal, especially NAmE) (of an issue, a plan, etc. 问题、计划等) being given a lot of attention because it is considered important 处于前列重要地位；受到重视；为当务之急: Anything that keeps education on the front burner is good. 任何重视教育的事都是好事。 ⇨ compare on the back burner at back adj. verbFACE STH 面向 1. ~ (onto sth) to face sth or be in front of sth; to have the front pointing towards sth 面向；在…前面；朝；向: ▪ [VN] The cathedral fronts the city's main square. 大教堂面向城市的主广场。 ▪ [V] The line of houses fronted straight onto the road. 这排房子正对着马路。 COVER FRONT 覆盖正面 2. [VN] [usually passive] to have the front covered with sth 用…作正面；用…覆盖正面: a glass-fronted bookcase 正面是玻璃的书柜 LEAD GROUP 领导团体 3. [VN] to lead or represent an organization, a group, etc. 领导,代表(团体、组织等): He fronts a multinational company. 他领导一家跨国公司。 A former art student fronted the band (= was the main singer). 乐队的主音歌手曾是一位艺术院校学生。 PRESENT TV PROGRAMME 主持电视节目 4. [VN] (BrE) to present a television programme, a show, etc. 主持(电视节目、演出等) GRAMMAR 语法 5. [VN] (linguistics 语言) to give more importance to a part of a sentence by placing it at or near the beginning of the sentence, as in 'That I would like to see.' (为强调而将句子某一部份)前置 PHRASAL VERBS ▪ 'front for sb / sth to represent a group or an organization and try to hide its secret or illegal activities 为…掩护(秘密、非法活动): He fronted for them in several illegal property deals. 他为他们在几次非法房地产交易中作了掩护。 Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English front noun 1 line/area where fighting takes place in a war ADJ. eastern, western, etc. Thousands were killed on the eastern front. VERB + FRONT send sb to Even young teenagers were sent to the front. PREP. at the ~ A new battalion arrived at the front. | on the~ They had to fight on two fronts. 2 way of behaving that hides your true feelings ADJ. bold, brave VERB + FRONT put on She put on a brave front, but I knew how miserable she was. PREP. ~ for Her aggressive behaviour is just a front for her shyness. PHRASES present a united front However much the directors disagree with each other, they always present a united front to the world. Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Edition n. Function: noun 1 Synonyms: FOREHEAD , brow, frons 2 Synonyms: MASK 2, color, coloring, disguise, facade, face, false front, put-on, show, veil 3 a person, group, or thing used to mask the identity or true character of a controlling agent FF1C;the export company was a front for illegal activitiesFF1E; Synonyms: blind Related Words: disguise, facade, mask n. Function: verb 1 Synonyms: FACE 1, look 2 Synonyms: FACE 3, ||banter, beard, brave, challenge, dare, defy, outdare, outface, venture 3 Synonyms: MEET 6, close, encounter, face 4 Synonyms: ACCOST 2, confront, faceWebster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged front I. \ˈfrənt\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English frount, front, from Old French front, from Latin front-, frons — more at brink 1. a. : forehead , brow < slavery will be branded on our front — W.E.Channing > also : the whole face < tears ran down that noble front > b. (1) : countenance, demeanor, bearing, or posture especially in the face of danger or other trial < let us … take with unshaken front what comes — Theodore Roosevelt > < appeared with dauntless front, accompanied by his paramour — T.B.Macaulay > (2) : the outward, visible, or feigned bearing or behavior of a person as contrasted with his true or essential character, feelings, or condition < the brave front she had maintained so long — T.B.Costain > < has good within him, behind a perfectly abominable front — Irving Stone > < a perpetually phony front of good fellowship is maintained — V.A.Young > < was putting up a front … in order not to distress this girl — Mary R. Rinehart > also : external and often feigned appearance (as of material prosperity or high social position) < very good clothes at bargain prices — important to a man who must maintain a front — R.M.Yoder > (3) : an artificial, affected, or self-important manner : show of vanity or haughtiness : airs < he was very humble and had no front for a prince — Time > (4) : stand or posture in reference to some issue or problem :point of view, outlook , policy , position — chiefly used with change < a change of front was signaled by his offer to come to terms > < suddenly changed front and threw in with the opposition > c. (1) : the foremost rank (as of an army) : van (2) : a line of battle (3) often capitalized : a zone of conflict especially between armies < a division going up to the front > (4) : lateral space occupied by a military unit (5) — used as a military command of execution for individuals to turn their heads straight forward (as after dressing to the right) < ready, front! > (6) — used as a call by a hotel desk clerk in summoning a bellboy (7) : a sphere or area of conflict or activity < while men are always on fire over their opinions, they are rarely so on more than one front at a time — Curtis Bok > < the four fronts are military, economic, political, and psychological — Congressional Record > < progress on the educational front > < a fairly quiet month on the athletic front — Dartmouth Alumni Magazine > d. (1) : a coalition or movement linking persons, elements, or groups often of diverse political, ideological, or other tendency in an effort to achieve certain common objectives < common unity and a common front are surely a pressing political need — Christopher Fremantle > < announced his purpose to be the erection of a solid front … a hemisphere wholly prepared to consult together for our mutual safety — R.W.Van Alstyne > < a united psychiatric front to frustrate the drive of courts and lawyers to make psychiatric testimony conform to antiquated concepts — Edward de Grazia > specifically : a coalition of political parties of diverse ideological or other tendency for the achievement of certain common objectives— usually used with a qualifier < and to create a popular democratic front — Collier's Year Book> < the people's fronts represented an intermediate stage between Western and Soviet forms of democracy — Taylor Cole > (2) : a person, group, or thing that is used to cover up or mislead concerning the identity or the usually illegal, harmful, or self-serving true character, purpose, or activity of the actual controlling or directing agent : facade < uses her as a front for his sinister machinations — New York Times Book Review > < operated a florist shop as a front — Robert Shaplen > < assailed the … nominees as fronts for a party of privilege — Collier's Year Book > < all political groups and mass organizations are useful fronts to strengthen the party's influence — N.D.Palmer & South CarolinaLeng > (3) : a person who serves as the official though often only nominal head or spokesman of an enterprise or group to lend it prestige : figurehead < a retired general with an impressive war record made an excellent front for the company > 2. : something that confronts or faces forward: as a. (1) : a face of a building; especially : the face that contains the principal entrance (2) : the part of a theater in front of the curtain; also : the personnel engaged to work there (3) : the faceplate of a mortise lock through which the ends of the bolt are projected (4) : the part of a crab's carapace between the eyes (5) : frons 2 (6) : the forepart of the chest and forelegs in a quadruped (7) : the forepart of a garment < a book … propped against his meager front of tweed — James Stern > (8) : shirtfront (9) : dickey (10) : the part of the human figure opposite to the back < lying on his front > b. (1) : the part or surface of something that seems to look out or be directed forward : the fore or forward part < a grasshopper's back is really his front — J.B.S.Haldane > (2) : land that faces or abuts (as on a body of water, a river, a road) : frontage < a lake front > also : a promenade along the beach at a seaside resort < they walked on the front together — W.S.Maugham > (3) : a relatively narrow zone of rock characterized by concentration of some elements or scarcity of others relative to adjacent zones (4) : the end of a dynamo or motor shaft opposite to the end that carries the pulley or other coupling member (5) : the side of a paper machine from which it is operated (6) : the boundary between two dissimilar air masses — see cold front, warm front (7) : the part of the upper surface of the tongue behind the blade that lies opposite the hard palate when the tongue is at rest (8) : belly 5d c. : the first part of something: as (1) archaic : the first part of a season or other unit of time : beginning (2) fronts plural : the first portion of a distillate < benzene fronts > d. : something attached to the forepart: as (1) : false hair worn over the forehead by a woman (2) : the part of a bridle that crosses the forehead — see bridle illustration3. a. : a position directly before or ahead of a person or before the foremost part of a thing < with six seconds to go he forged out in the front of his rivals > < a tree stood in the front of the yard > b. : a position of leadership, advantage, or superiority in any field < an indefatigable worker, he rapidly made his way to the front of his profession > • - front and center - in front of - out front II. verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: partly from Middle French fronter, from front, n.; partly from front (I) intransitive verb 1. : to have or turn the face or front in a specified direction : face < the house fronts toward the east > 2. a. : to act as a sponsor, advocate, or spokesman < the persons who had gotten them jobs fronted for them in time of stress — C.R.Cooper > < his ability to … front for the United States in world affairs — Time > b. : to serve as a front < fronting for oil interests — Current Biography > < the top men in the community have little time for committee meetings; they send a lesser man to front for them — O.S.Strong > transitive verb 1. a. : to face up to : confront < went to the woods because I wished … to front only the essential facts of life — H.D.Thoreau > < loses his job … and with it his ability to front life benignly — J.P.Bishop > b. : to appear before : meet face-to-face < daily fronted him in some fresh splendor — Alfred Tennyson > 2. a. : to stand in front of : serve as a front to < a lawn fronting a house > b. : to be the leader of (a dance orchestra) < appeared as soloist in reviews, in addition to fronting bands — Esquire's Jazz Book > 3. obsolete : begin , introduce , preface 4. : to supply a front to : put a facing upon < fronted the building with brick > 5. : to face or look toward : have the front toward, opposite, or over against < the house fronts the street > 6. : to articulate (a sound) with the tongue further forward III. adjective Etymology: front (I) 1. : of or relating to the front or forward part : situated in front < a front view > < front seats at the opera > 2. comparative sometimes fronter : articulated at or toward the front of the oral passage < \ē\, \ā\, \s\, and \p\ are front sounds > IV. adverb Etymology: front (I) : toward, in, or at the front or forward position < a pale boy rose and came front of the class — Willa Cather > < those who are older and sit farther front than I do — Henry Hewes > — often used in the phrases up front and out front < a few riflemen might be needed up front later — Combat Forces Journal > < way out front in the race — T.M.Pryor > V. abbreviation frontispiece VI. transitive verb 1. : advance 4b < fronted them a loan > 2. : to move (a word or phrase) to the beginning of a sentence 3. basketball : to play in front of (an opposing player) rather than between the player and the basket intransitive verb : bluff 2VII. adjective : acting as a front < front companies > |
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