词组 | front |
释义 | noun | adjective front1 /frʌnt/ noun the part of something that is furthest forwardverbsface the front Turn around and face the front.reach/get to the front There was a long queue and we waited an hour to get to the front.adjectives/nouns + frontthe very front (=the part of something that is furthest forward) Our seats were on the first row, right at the very front.a glass/metal/wooden front The cabinet has a glass front so you can see all his medals and prizes.an open front The workshop has an open front so you can see right in.a store/drawer/house front Paint was peeling from the store fronts.sb’s shirt front His shirt front was trimmed with lace.prepositionsthe front of sth The front of the house is painted white.on the front It’s a thick book with a picture of a soldier on the front.on your front (=on the front part of your body) She was lying on her front on the bed.at the front The photographer asked the smallest kids to stand at the front.in the front Adam was sitting in the front, next to the driver.down the front (=across the front surface of something such as a shirt) His sweater had ice cream all down the front.in front (=directly ahead) Don’t get too close to the car in front.in front of sb (=directly ahead of someone) I can’t see if you stand in front of me.At, on, or in the front?At the front is used to talk about a forward position in a group, the front part of a building or place, or the beginning part of a book: There’s a small garden at the front of the house. The contents list is at the front.On the front is used to talk about the front surface or cover of something, such as a book: The magazine has a famous actor’s face on the front. In the front is used to talk about the forward part inside something, especially a vehicle: She let me sit in the front.ANTONYMS → back1 (2) noun | adjective front2 /frʌnt/ adjective at, on, or in the front of somethingnounsthe front page/cover The story is on the front pages of all the newspapers.the front row When we went to the theatre, we had seats on the front row.the front door/entrance/bedroom (=at the front of a building) She knocked on the front door, but no-one answered.the front garden/lawn The house has a large front garden and a field at the back.the front end/edge/side The pilot sits in the front end of the plane. | She stood at the front edge of the stage. | The front side of his guitar is covered in stickers.sb’s front teeth Two of his front teeth had been knocked out.an animal’s front leg/paw The dog had injured his front leg.a vehicle’s front seat/wheel/headlights A woman was sitting in the front passenger seat.the front desk/office (=one that people see when they come into a building) He works at the front desk of a hotel.ANTONYMS → back2 |
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