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

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；
Paramilitary troops have been at the forefront of the crackdown.
准军事部队已经部署在了最前线。
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。
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。
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。
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 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。
Lf a retaliatory strike is launched, helicopters and ground troops will be at the forefront.
若发动报复性反击战，直升机和地面部队将位于最前线。
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。
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。