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

• 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。
• All the rural workers have been assigned to the forefront of production in their enterprises.
  所有农村工人都被分到企业的生产第一线。
• This has propelled the region to the forefront of agricultural production in Europe.
  这推动了地区的农业生产在欧洲前列。
• 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。
• 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。
• In iterative and agile development organizations, adaptive and client-driven planning is forefront.
  在迭代和敏捷的开发组织中，客户驱动的计划是最重要的。
• As the forefront of research and originality, the results also received domestic and international patents.
  由于研究的前沿性和独创性，该成果还获得了国内和国际的专利。
• 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。
• He was at the forefront of a revolution.
  他引领了一场革命的到来。
• He has been in the forefront of the movement.
  他一向站在运动的最前列。