the fore + noun
fore 作形容词时通常置于名词前，表示“船首的”。
The fore cabin was cramped.
前舱很狭窄。
船首的；向船首的
位于船首或朝向船首的；在前的；以前的
located at or toward the bow (front) of a ship
航海用语
位于船首或朝向船首的
situated at or toward the bow of a vessel
The fore cabin of the yacht offers a panoramic view.
游艇的前舱提供了全景视野。
用法提示：形容词，修饰cabin，表示‘前部的’
The captain instructed the crew to inspect the fore mast.
船长指示船员检查前桅杆。
用法提示：形容词，修饰mast，表示‘前部的’
The fore section of the ship sustained the most damage during the storm.
船的的前部在风暴中受损最严重。
用法提示：形容词，修饰section，表示‘前部的’
fore 作形容词时通常置于名词前，表示“船首的”。
The fore cabin was cramped.
前舱很狭窄。
可用所有格修饰，如 ship's fore deck。
The ship's fore deck was slippery.
船的前甲板很滑。
“the fore part of”指某物的前部，常用于船只。
The fore part of the vessel was damaged.
船的前部受损了。
与fore最接近，可替换；但forward更常用且不限于航海语境，也可指向前移动。
front较口语、笼统，偏重“位于前部”而非特指船首，航海描述中不如fore精确。
anterior为正式或科技术语，常用于解剖或生物语境，替换到航海上下文中语域不符。
grammar · medium
易错句子The fore part of the classroom is the teacher's desk.
正确表达The front part of the classroom is the teacher's desk.
“fore” 特指船首或朝向船首的，不能用于一般的前方。表示一般的前部应用 “front”。
grammar · medium
易错句子Fore the exam, he studied hard.
正确表达Before the exam, he studied hard.
现代英语中 “fore” 只作形容词，表示船首的，不能用作介词表示“在……之前”。表示时间上的“之前”应用 “before”。
grammar · medium
易错句子There are fore crew members on the ship.
正确表达There are four crew members on the ship.
“fore” 与 “four” 发音相同，但 “fore” 是形容词，意为船首的；“four” 是数词，意为四。此处表示数量，应用 “four”。
本条针对“fore”作形容词、意为“位于船首或朝向船首的”这一航海义项，直接反义词是“aft”，表示位于船尾或朝向船尾的。
前部；船首部分
The cabin is in the fore part of the ship.
客舱在船的前部。
前甲板；船首甲板
The passengers gathered on the fore deck to watch the dolphins.
乘客们聚集在前甲板上观看海豚。
前舱口
The sailors opened the fore hatch to bring up the cargo.
水手们打开前舱口把货物吊上来。
前货舱
The fore hold was packed with containers.
前货舱里装满了集装箱。
船首尖舱
The crew stored the spare ropes in the fore peak.
船员们把备用绳索存放在船首尖舱里。
处于显著地位；崭露头角
The issue has come to the fore in recent debates.
这个问题在最近的辩论中变得突出。
从船首到船尾；纵贯全船
The crew lined up fore and aft.
船员们从船首到船尾排成一行。
使…突出；使…引起注意
The report brought the problem to the fore.
这份报告使这个问题引起关注。
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