Word · Frequency #11693
foreground
突出；强调；凸显
to make something more visible or important; to emphasize or highlight
- 1.
To place in the foreground (physically or metaphorically).
放在前景中(物理上或隐喻上)
- 2.
move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent
移到前景以使更显眼或突出
放在前景中(物理上或隐喻上)；移到前景以使更显眼或突出
In use
The speaker is foregrounding the urgent need for climate action in his talk.
In her latest painting, the artist foregrounded the emotional tension between the two figures.
This new policy foregrounds the importance of renewable energy over fossil fuels.
Verb forms
base foreground · third person foregrounds · -ing foregrounding · past foregrounded · past participle foregrounded
规则动词，意为“突出，强调”。
Connections
Collocations
- foreground the importance of
- 突出…的重要性
- Good teaching should foreground the importance of clear communication.良好的教学应突出清晰沟通的重要性。
- foreground the role of
- 强调…的作用
- The researcher foregrounds the role of social media in political campaigns.研究人员强调了社交媒体在政治竞选中的作用。
- foreground the fact that
- 突出…这一事实
- The documentary foregrounds the fact that many children still lack access to education.这部纪录片突出了许多儿童仍然缺乏受教育机会这一事实。
- foreground the experiences of
- 突出…的经历
- Her memoir foregrounds the experiences of women during the war.她的回忆录突出了战时女性的经历。
- foreground the voices of
- 让…的声音凸显出来
- The program aims to foreground the voices of young scientists.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
fore(前)+ground(地面)：想象把事物放在最前面的地面，它自然最显眼，即“突出、强调”。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：academic writing、art criticism、photography 作动词时，foreground 多用于较正式的书面或学术语境，表示“凸显、强调”；日常口语中较少见。在摄影、绘画等视觉艺术讨论中，也可指把对象放在前景位置。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词与 foreground 中的 -ground 部分押韵，发音均为 /ɡraʊnd/ 或 /aʊnd/（如 sound, around）。注意：foreword（/ˈfɔrwɜrd/，前言）拼写与 foreground 相似，但发音和意思完全不同，不要混淆。
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.