front line

英 [frʌnt laɪn]

美 [frʌnt laɪn]

n.  前线

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习惯用语

n.

in the front line (of sth)
• 在最重要的岗位上；在第一线
  doing work that will have an important effect on sth
• a life spent in the front line of research
  在研究的第一线度过的一生

牛津词典

noun

• 前线
  an area where the enemies are facing each other during a war and where fighting takes place
  1. Tanks have been deployed all along the front line.
     沿整个前线已部署了坦克。
  2. front-line troops
     前线部队

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT (战争中的)前线，前方
  Thefront lineis the place where two opposing armies are facing each other and where fighting is going on.
  1. ...a massive concentration of soldiers on the front line.
     在前线大规模的兵力集结
• ADJ (国家)位于战争(或冲突)前线的，与敌对国毗邻的
  Afront linestate shares a border with a country that it is at war with or is in conflict with.
  1. ...the front-line states bordering South Africa.
     和南非接壤的前线国家
• PHRASE 处于第一线;居于极重要岗位
  Someone who isin the front linehas to play a very important part in defending or achieving something.
  1. Information officers are in the front line of putting across government policies.
     新闻发言官处于传达政府政策的第一线。

英英释义

noun

• the line along which opposing armies face each other
  Synonym:battlefrontfront

双语例句

• Immunology is a fast developing and important front line subject in life sciences.
  在生命科学中，免疫学是一门发展十分迅速的重要的前沿学科。
• We charged and the enemy's front line fell back.
  我们-冲锋，敌人的防线就后退了。
• The regiment was sent to fight in the front line.
  这个团被派到前线作战。
• This is not just an issue for French banks, though they are in the front line.
  这不仅仅是法国的银行才有的问题，尽管它们处于危机的前沿。
• Since you're all on the front line of this campaign.
  既然你们都在选举运动的前线。
• We constitute the front line and the last line of defense.
  我们是国防的前线和后方。
• Ironically, this reputation is at the front line in its takeover defence.
  具有讽刺意味的是，在为行业并购辩护的理由中，这种名声排在了前列。
• A soldier Howard, was asked to send a dispatch to the front line.
  一名士兵，霍华德，受令送一份急件到前线去。
• The troops were pulled out of the front line.
  军队被从前线撤走了。
• Information officers are in the front line of putting across government policies.
  新闻发言官处于传达政府政策的第一线。