前
英语翻译
参考释义
- 前[qián]
- -（在正面的）front:
frontdoor[courtyard]前门[院]
-（次序在先的）first;top:thefirstsixrowsofseats;前六排座位
thefirstthreeplaces;前三名
-（过去的;较早的）ago;before;preceding:beforeliberation;解放前
theprecedingstage;前一阶段
-（从前的）former;formerly:formermayor;ex-mayor;前市长
formerprincipalofaschool前校长
- -（向前进）goforward[ahead]:
recoilinfear;hesitatetopressforward;畏缩不前
gobravelyforward;forgeaheaddauntlessly勇往直前
- -（在正面的）front:
双语例句
I hadn't heard that expression before ; is it a recent coinage?
There is a rose bush in front of the office.
Mr. Heath is the former Prime Minister of Britain.
Of these two men, the former is dead but the latter is still alive.
It is technically correct to use a phrase such as our late treasurer to refer to a person who is still alive but who no longer holds the relevant post, but the use of former in this context will ensure that no embarrassing misunderstanding is created.
I wiped my shoes on the mat before I came in.
A messenger was despatched to take the news to the soldiers at the front.
He is ashamed for his former dishonorable action.
