Word · Frequency #1185
front
前面的；前部的
At or near the front part of something.
- 1.
Located at or near the front.
位于或靠近前部的。
- 2.
Pronounced with the highest part of the body of the tongue toward the front of the mouth, near the hard palate (most often describing a vowel).
发音时舌体最高部分朝向口腔前部、靠近硬腭(多用于描述元音)。
- 3.
Closest or nearest, of a set of futures contracts which expire at particular times, or of the times they expire; (typically, the front month or front year is the next calendar month or year after the current one).
在一组于特定时间到期的期货合约或其到期时间中最近或最临近的(通常指当前月份或年份之后的下一个日历月或年)。
舌位靠前的；前元音的；最近的；临近到期的；位于或靠近前部的。；发音时舌体最高部分朝向口腔前部、靠近硬腭(多用于描述元音)。；在一组于特定时间到期的期货合约或其到期时间中最近或最临近的(通常指当前月份或年份之后的下一个日历月或年)。
In use
The front door is locked.
The front row seats are more expensive.
The company is at the front edge of technology.
front + noun (position)
表示物体位置在前面的。
The front door is locked.
前门锁上了。
front + noun (forefront)
表示处于领先或最前沿位置。
She works on the front lines of medical research.
她在医学研究的前线工作。
Connections
Collocations
- front door
- 前门
- Please use the front door when you arrive.到达时请走前门。
- front page
- 头版
- The story made the front page of every newspaper.这则报道登上了所有报纸的头版。
- front row
- 前排
- We got seats in the front row at the concert.我们在音乐会上坐到了前排的座位。
- front seat
- 前排座位
- My daughter always wants to sit in the front seat of the car.我女儿总想坐在汽车的前排座位上。
- front wheel
- 前轮
- The front wheel of my bike needs air.我自行车的前轮需要打气。
- front vowel
- 前元音
Learner notes
Memory Tip
front 的开头字母 f 像一面小旗，旗子总是插在最前面，所以 front 是‘前面’。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：daily life、linguistics、finance front 作形容词时，表示空间位置靠前属于日常中性用法，多用于描述物体、方向或排列；语音学和期货领域的义项则比较专业，分别描述元音舌位和临近到期的合约，通常仅在相关学科或行业语境中出现。
Grammar Note
形容词，通常放在名词前作定语。
Pronunciation & Spelling
front /fɹʌnt/ rhymes with hunt, grunt, blunt, brunt, stunt, and bunt, all pronounced /ʌnt/. The spelling '-ont' in 'front' sounds like '-unt'. Watch out: 'font' (/fɒnt/ BrE, /fɑːnt/ AmE), 'fount' (/faʊnt/), and 'flaunt' (/flɔːnt/) look similar but have different vowel sounds and do not rhyme with front.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 5，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。
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