Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #4632
forehead
额头；前额
The part of the face above the eyebrows and below the hairline; the front of the face above the eyes.
- 1.
The part of the face above the eyebrows and below the hairline.
- 2.
the part of the face above the eyes
额头
- 3.
confidence; audacity; impudence.
- 4.
the large cranial bone forming the front part of the cranium: includes the upper part of the orbits
额骨,构成颅骨前部,包括眼眶上部
- 5.
The upper part of a mobile phone, above the screen.
手机额头；额骨；厚颜；放肆；额头；额骨,构成颅骨前部,包括眼眶上部
In use
She wiped the sweat from her forehead.
He has a broad forehead.
The doctor gently pressed her forehead to check for fever.
on one's forehead
He had a cut on his forehead.
他额头上有个伤口。
[possessive] forehead is [adjective]
Her forehead was hot.
她的额头很烫。
wipe [possessive] forehead
He wiped his forehead with a towel.
他用毛巾擦了擦额头。
Common mistakes
Connections
Collocations
- wrinkled forehead
- 皱起的额头
- He looked at his wrinkled forehead in the mirror.他看着镜子里自己皱起的额头。
- broad forehead
- 宽阔的额头
- She has a broad forehead and strong eyebrows.她有着宽阔的额头和浓密的眉毛。
- forehead sweat
- 额头的汗水
- The runner wiped the sweat from his forehead.跑步者擦去了额头上的汗水。
- kiss on the forehead
- 亲吻额头
- She gave him a gentle kiss on the forehead.她轻轻地吻了一下他的额头。
- high forehead
- 高额头
- His high forehead is a family trait.他的高额头是家族特征。
- wipe one's forehead
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想“forehead”中的“fore”像“前”，额头就是面部最前方的部分。
Context & Register
neutral
Pronunciation & Spelling
The words head, dread, bread, dead, thread, and spread all share the same stressed vowel /ɛ/ and ending /d/, making them genuine rhymes with the second syllable of forehead. Note that forehead is spelled with 'head' but its pronunciation is /ˈfɒɹɛd/ not /ˈfɔːrhɛd/.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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