front/frʌnt/

n.

➊ the part or side that faces forwards and that you can look at first

➋ the part of sth that is furthest forward

➌ an area where fighting takes place in a war

a. on or at the front of sth

n. [C，常S]

➊ 前面；正面：[the front (of sth)] The book has a picture of a dog on the front. 这本书在封面上有一幅狗的照片。

◇The front of the house is painted white. 房子的正面漆了白色。

➋ 前部：[the front of sth] He sat at the front of the bus. 他坐在公共汽车的前部。

➌ 前线：Two thousand more soldiers were sent to the front. 又有2,000士兵被派往前线。

a. [仅置于名词前] 前面的；前部的；正面的：the front door 前门

◇the front seat of the car 车的前座

in front of sb/sth 在…前面：She was standing in front of me in the line. 她排在我的前面。

◇There are some trees in front of the house. 房子前面有一些树。

常犯错误

✗ Some tall trees stood in the front of the house.

✓ Some tall trees stood in front of the house. 房子的前面有几棵高耸的大树。

[✌in front of sb/sth为固定搭配，与outside意思接近，而at/in the front of sth则表示“在…的前部”，如She always sits at the front of the class. 她总是坐在班上靠前的位置。the front of sth前还可以根据语义用其他介词。]

辨析before; in front of