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。
• Actuaries are at the forefront of climate change modeling, given our expertise and skills.
  精算师是在最前列的气候变化模型，给出我们的专业知识和技能。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Removable panels in the development and production materials has reached the forefront of the field.
  在可拆卸隔断材料的开发和生产方面达到了该领域的前列。
• 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。
• A woman who is the forefront of an important enterprise.
  在一项重大事业中最前方的女性。
• He was at the forefront of the pro-democracy campaign in the country
  他活动在该国亲民主运动的前沿。