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

TOEFL TEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.8475 / COCA.8815

习惯用语

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

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。
He was at the forefront of a revolution.
他引领了一场革命的到来。
I see Hong Kong remaining at the forefront of the new age with cutting-edge new technology and new industries;
我预见到香港继续走在新时代的前端，发展领先的新科技和工业；
Product quality to the forefront of industry and in the pursuit of perfection in the process of continuous improvement.
公司产品质量达到行业最前列，并在追求完美的过程中不断地得到改进。
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。
It is an extraordinary opportunity for you to be at the forefront of China's wine industry development.
这是一个难得的机会让你能走到最前端往中国葡萄酒产业发展。
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。
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。
He brought the country to the forefront of world politics.
他把那个国家推向了世界政治的最前沿。
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。