Word · Frequency #1185
fronted
面向；朝向；正对
fronted is the past of front.
To face or be opposite to (something).
- 1.
To face, be opposite to.
面向；与......相对。
- 2.
To face up to, to meet head-on, to confront.
直面；迎头面对；对抗。
- 3.
To adorn with, at the front; to put on the front.
在前部装饰；置于前部。
- 4.
To pronounce with the tongue in a front position.
以舌位靠前的方式发音。
- 5.
To move (a word or clause) to the start of a sentence (or series of adjectives, etc).
将(单词或从句)移至句首(或一系列形容词等之首)。
- 6.
To lead or be the spokesperson of (a campaign, organisation etc.).
领导或担任(活动、组织等)的代言人。
- 7.
Of an alter in a person with multiplicity (especially in dissociative identity disorder): to be the currently actively presenting member of (a system), in control of the person's body.
(尤指分离性身份障碍中)多重人格中的某个分身:作为当前主动呈现并控制该人身体的成员。
- 8.
To appear before.
出现在......面前。
领导；牵头；代表；正视；直面；给…装饰正面；用…镶砌正面；把…前置；将…置于句首；用舌前部发（音）；使（音）舌位靠前
In use
The house fronts the ocean, providing a beautiful view.
He fronted the audience with confidence during his speech.
The new store is fronting the main street.
Verb forms
base front · third person fronts · -ing fronting · past fronted · past participle fronted
常见规则动词，意为面对或朝向。
Connections
Collocations
- front onto
- 朝向；正对
- The hotel fronts onto the main square.这家酒店正面朝主广场。
- front the band
- 担任乐队主唱；领衔乐队
- He fronts the band and writes all the songs.他是乐队的主唱并创作所有歌曲。
- front the campaign
- 领导运动；为运动代言
- Several celebrities front the campaign for clean water.几位名人带头参与这场争取清洁用水的运动。
- front the organization
- 领导该组织
- She fronts the organization with great skill.她以出色的能力领导这个组织。
Idioms & figurative uses
- up front
- 坦率的；直截了当的；（付款）预先的I appreciate that you were up front about the problem.我很感激你坦率地说明了这个问题。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想“front”是“前面”，站在前面就要面向大家；所以动词front意为“面向、正视”。想象你被推到队伍最前头，不得不迎面面对。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：建筑、房间或门窗的朝向描述、地点或物体正对另一处 本分析针对“面向；与……相对”这一义项。作动词时通常用于描述建筑物、门窗、场地等正对某个方向，语气中性，在书面和日常描述中都比较常见。
Grammar Note
及物时表示面对、对抗；不及物时表示朝向
Pronunciation & Spelling
All six words rhyme with 'front' /frʌnt/: the stressed vowel /ʌ/ plus /nt/ is identical (hunt /hʌnt/, blunt /blʌnt/, grunt /ɡrʌnt/, stunt /stʌnt/, punt /pʌnt/, brunt /brʌnt/). Beware of lookalikes that do not rhyme: 'font' is /fɒnt/ in British English and /fɑːnt/ in American English, and 'aunt' is /ɑːnt/ in British English (or /ænt/ in American English).
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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