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

TOEFLTEM8

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

• 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。
• 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。
• The young men were at the forefront in the fight against the flood.
  小伙子们站在与洪水搏斗的最前列。
• 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。
• 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。
• A woman who is the forefront of an important enterprise.
  在一项重大事业中最前方的女性。
• 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。
• 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；
• We are at the forefront of technology and skills.
  我们正站在最前列的技术和技能。
• 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。