(1) in front of意为“在某物外部的前面”,其反义词为behind。
- There was a foreign boy in front of me in the cinema queue.
在排队买电影票的队伍中我的前面是一个外国小伙。 - There is a car parking in front of the house.
有一辆车停在了房子前面。
(2) in/at the front of意为“在(某物内部的)前部”。
- I always prefer to travel in the front of the car.
我习惯坐在车的前部。 - Who's that boy at the front of queue?
那个排在队伍前头的男孩是谁啊?
(3) in front of除常用来表示位置外,在交易所语言中还用来表示某时间或某事之前。
- On the Foreign Exchange Market, sterling again held firm, reflecting speculative demand in front of tomorrow's announcement on bank rate.
在外汇市场上,英镑又复坚挺,这反映出明天公布银行贴现率之前的投机需求。