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词组 front
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front
Theme: APPEARANCE
n. a respectable appearance.
Jan can put up a good front, but most of us know the real Jan.The front she put up collapsed as she heard the bad news.
Theme: CHALLENGE
tr. to challenge someone; to confront someone, perhaps in anger.
Don't front me unless you are ready for a fight.You better not front any of your teachers.
Theme: DECEPTION
in. to pretend.
Wendy, you are not real. You're just fronting all the time.Stop fronting and be yourself.
Theme: MONEY
in. to pay out money in advance of receiving goods; to pay up front.
I fronted about $550 for the new computer.How much do you want her to front for this?
front
1. noun
1
a person's public appearance; stylish clothing US, 1899.
2
the genitals; sex BAHAMAS, 1982.
3
the beginning. Especially in the phrase 'from the front' US, 1959.► at the frontused of a drug that is taken before another UK, 1978.► more front than Selfridges/Harrods/Buckingham Palace/Albert Hall/Brighton/Brighton beach/Woolworths/Myersaudaciousness; impudence. Puns 'front' (cheek) with the exceptional frontage of Selfridges, a very large department store in Oxford Street; Harrods is another impressive London shop; Buckingham Palace is the Queen's official London residence; the Albert Hall is a major concert venue; and Brighton is a seaside resort on the south coast – 'front' in this instance abbreviated from 'seafront'. In Australia, Myers is a large department store in Melbourne UK, 1958.► out frontowing someone who has extended goods to you for payment later US, 1989.► the frontthe main road or street within the area of a Teddy Boy gang's influence UK, 1959.► up frontin advance US, 1970
2. verb
1
in jazz or popular music, to be a band leader, or lead singer of a band US, 1936.
2
to lie; to project a false image of yourself US, 1993.
3
to show up; to make an appearance AUSTRALIA, 1968.
4
to confront someone AUSTRALIA, 1945.
5
to appear before a court AUSTRALIA, 1941.
6
to provide something of value to someone with the expectation of being paid later US, 1989.
7
to back down from a physical confrontation US, 1987.
8
to pretend, to fake US, 1993.► front an air biscuitto pretend innocence of generating a guilty fart UK, 2002.► front itto face up to a difficult problem or situation; hence, to leave a Vulnerable Prisoners' Unit and return to the main prison UK, 1996
Front
nickname► the Front1. Piccadilly, as an area of homosexual commerce and prostitution UK, 1964.2. Oxford Street, London UK, 1977
idiomfronton the ___ frontused in order to talk about what is happening in a particular situation:On the political front, developments were rapidly pointing towards war.It's 9:16 in the Capital, and it's time for the travel update. On the traffic front, things have cleared up on the Marylebone Road, but there are still delays around King's Cross."What's going on on the Jason front?" "Oh, I don't know, I haven't talked to him in a couple of days."
phrasefront[fronted, fronted, fronting]
front for
front for sb/sth informal to be the person or organization used for hiding a secret or illegal activity: The FBI suspected that he was fronting for a gang of drug smugglers.■ SIMILAR TO: act as a front for sb/sth
front on/onto
front on/onto sth especially BrE if a building or town fronts on something, it faces it: My childhood home was a giant Victorian house that fronted onto a park. The town is about 30 minutes from San Francisco and fronts on the Pacific Ocean.■ SIMILAR TO: face

front

1. verb To pay for some item or service before it is rendered. Don't front too much money for Richie's latest scheme—it's bound to fail, like all the others. I had to front the dealer $2,000 for my new car.
2. verb, slang To confront or accost someone. I wouldn't front those guys, they're dangerous!
3. verb, slang To act inauthentically; to put on a front. A: "Kelly's no party girl, so I don't know why she feels like she has to front." B: "Probably so those dumb sorority girls will like her."
4. noun Something reputable that hides underhanded or illegal activities. You know their restaurant is just a front, right? Those guys are really in the mob.
5. noun A manner of inauthentic behavior. You don't have to put up a front for me, I'm your best friend—you can tell me how you're really feeling.

front someone some amount of money

to provide an advance payment of some amount to someone. The buyer fronted me half the purchase price as a favor.

front

1. in. to pay out money in advance of receiving goods; to pay up front. (see also front money.) I fronted about $550 for the new computer.
2. n. a respectable appearance. Jan can put up a good front, but most of us know the real Jan.
3. in. to pretend; to lie. Stop fronting and be yourself.
4. tv. to challenge someone; to confront someone, perhaps in anger. Don’t front me unless you are ready for a fight.

fronts

n. clothing; a sports jacket. You got some good-looking fronts there.
See:
  • all quiet on the Western Front
  • back to front
  • be in the front line
  • be on the front foot
  • brave face, put on a
  • burn (one's) bridges in front of (one)
  • burn bridges in front of
  • can't see (one's) hand in front of (one's) face
  • can't see hand in front of face
  • cook on the front burner
  • cook with gas
  • dangle a carrot in front of (one)
  • dangle a carrot in front of someone
  • dangle before
  • front
  • front and center
  • front burner, on a
  • front burner, on a/the
  • front foot
  • front for
  • front for (someone or something)
  • front load
  • front man
  • front money
  • front of house
  • front off
  • front off about something
  • front office
  • front on
  • front on (something)
  • front onto
  • front onto (something)
  • front runner
  • front some amount of money
  • front wall
  • frontin'
  • front-runner
  • fronts
  • in front
  • in front of
  • in front of (one's) nose
  • in front of (one's) very eyes
  • in front of (someone or something)
  • in the front line
  • in the front line(s) (of something)
  • lead from the front
  • on the front burner
  • on the front foot
  • on the front line(s) of (something)
  • on the home front
  • out front
  • parade in front of
  • parade in front of (someone or something)
  • pull in front (of someone or something)
  • pull in front of
  • put (someone or something) in front of (someone or something)
  • put (something) on the front burner
  • put a brave face on something
  • put a brave front on
  • put on a (brave) front
  • put on a brave front
  • put one foot in front of the other
  • put up a (brave) front
  • put up a brave front
  • put up a front
  • swim in front of (one's) eyes
  • the front office
  • up front
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