forefront

英 [ˈfɔːfrʌnt]

美 [ˈfɔːrfrʌnt]

n.  前沿; 前列; 领导性地位; (思考或关注的)重心，焦点

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Collins.1 / BNC.8475 / COCA.8815

习惯用语

n.

at/in/to the forefront (of sth)
• 处于最前列；进入重要地位（或主要地位）
  in or into an important or leading position in a particular group or activity
• Women have always been at the forefront of the Green movement.
  妇女总是在环境保护运动的最前列。
• The new product took the company to the forefront of the computer software field.
  该新产品使这家公司跻身计算机软件业的前列。
• The court case was constantly in the forefront of my mind (= I thought about it all the time) .
  这个诉讼案件一直萦系在我的心头。

柯林斯词典

• N-SING 显著地位;重要位置;最前沿
  If you are atthe forefrontof a campaign or other activity, you have a leading and influential position in it.
  1. They have been at the forefront of the campaign for political change.
     他们一直处于政治变革运动的风口浪尖上。
• N-SING (思考或关注的)重心,焦点
  If something isatthe forefrontofpeople's minds or attention, they think about it a lot because it is particularly important to them.
  1. The pension issue was not at the forefront of his mind in the spring of 1985.
     在 1985 年春，养老金问题并非他关注的重点。

英英释义

noun

• the position of greatest importance or advancement
  1. the Cotswolds were once at the forefront of woollen manufacturing in England
  2. the idea of motion was always to the forefront of his mind and central to his philosophy
  Synonym:vanguardcutting edge
• the part in the front or nearest the viewer
  1. he was in the forefront
  2. he was at the head of the column
  Synonym:head

双语例句

• I am especially encouraged that the younger Singaporeans are in the forefront of this cultural awakening.
  尤其令我振奋的，是看见新加坡青年站在推动文化觉醒的前列。
• The business/ technology connection will be much more in the forefront than it has been in the past.
  与过去相比，在项目的早期会有更多的业务/技术的连接。
• DNA computing has become the forefront of international scientific research within the field of a new hot spot.
  DNA计算已经形成国际科学前沿领域内研究的一个新的热点。
• Intelligence and personality comes to the forefront in later life.
  在暮年时期，智慧和人格似乎是最重要的品质了。
• The reservoirs related to submarine fans will be in the forefront of the hydrocarbon exploration and production.
  与深水扇有关的储层将处于油气勘探和生产的最前沿。
• Zhang and Soho China have been at the forefront of that change.
  张欣和Soho中国一直处于这一变革的风口浪尖上。
• These new risks bring security to the forefront when developing a mashup application.
  在开发一个mashup应用程序时，这些风险使安全问题浮出了水面。
• We are at the forefront of efforts to tackle inequality.
  我们处于解决不平等问题的最前线。
• China and India are potentially at the forefront of this trend towards improving 'public' goods and services.
  中国和印度有可能处于这种改善公共商品和服务趋势的最前沿。
• Education is constantly progressing, however, we keep up with forefront of international standard.
  教育总在不断地发展，我们将始终保持与国际前沿水平同进步。