Word · Frequency #8475
forefront
最前部；最前线
forefront
常与 the 连用，可指空间上的最前部，也引申指活动或领域的最前沿。
- 1.
The leading position or edge.
前沿；领先地位
- 2.
the part in the front or nearest the viewer
最前面或最靠近观者的部分
- 3.
the position of greatest importance or advancement; the leading position in any movement or field
最重要或最先进的地位；任何运动或领域中的领先位置
前沿；领先地位；最前面或最靠近观者的部分；最重要或最先进的地位；任何运动或领域中的领先位置；最前部；最前线
In use
The teacher asked the students to move to the forefront of the room so they could see the screen.
At the forefront of the parade, the band played a lively tune.
The company's logo was placed at the forefront of the building, visible from the street.
he was in the forefront
the Cotswolds were once at the forefront of woollen manufacturing in England
the idea of motion was always to the forefront of his mind and central to his philosophy
at the forefront of sth
表示在某个领域处于领先地位。
She is at the forefront of medical research.
Connections
Collocations
- at the forefront of
- 处于…的最前沿
- The company is at the forefront of technological innovation.这家公司处于技术创新的最前沿。
- in the forefront
- 在最前面；处于领先地位
- He has been in the forefront of the fight for civil rights.他一直处于民权斗争的最前线。
- forefront of research
- 研究前沿
- The university's physics department is at the forefront of research in quantum computing.该大学的物理系处于量子计算研究的前沿。
Idioms & figurative uses
- at the forefront
- 处于最前沿；处于领先地位Our company is at the forefront of technological innovation.我们公司处于技术创新的最前沿。
- in the forefront
- 在突出的位置；领先The issue of climate change remains in the forefront of public attention.气候变化问题仍然是公众关注的焦点。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
将"forefront"拆解为"fore（前面）"和"front（前线）"，联想"在前面的前线"就是"最前线"。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：学术、商业、科技、社会运动 通常用于正式或专业语境，如学术、科技、商业等领域，表示领先或前沿位置。
Grammar Note
often preceded by 'the'
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words share the same ending sound /ʌnt/. The first three also share the spelling 'front', while the last three share the spelling 'unt'.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.