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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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；
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。