Phrase
in front
adverb
在前面
in a position ahead of someone or something; leading
指位置或顺序上领先
- 1.
at or in the front
在前面
In use
There is a big tree in front of our school.
Please stand in front of me in the queue.
He was nervous speaking in front of a large crowd.
in front of + noun/pronoun
表示位置在某人或某物前方。
The car stopped in front of the house.
汽车停在房子前面。
stand/sit/walk + in front
单独使用，作副词，表示在前面。
Please stand in front so everyone can see you.
请站在前面，以便大家都能看到你。
Common mistakes
The car is in front the house.The car is in front of the house.
“in front”是副词，不能直接接名词，表达“在…前面”必须加介词“of”。
The cat is in the front of the house.The cat is in front of the house.
“in the front of”指在内部的前部，而“in front of”指在外部的前面。若猫在屋外，应用“in front of”。
Connections
Confusing words
- in front of
- 在...前面 · 两者意思相近，但"in front"后面不接宾语，表示位置靠前；而"in front of"后必须接名词或代词，表示在某物前面。
- in the front
- 在前部 · "in front"表示在前面（位置），而"in the front"通常指在某个空间或物体的前部，如车的前部。
Learner notes
Grammar Note
常与of连用构成介词短语，表示'在…前面'
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT.