新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

foreground

英  [ˈfɔːɡraʊnd]
    

[NOUN]

    NOUN. 名词
  • foregrounds

    1[C, U 有变体名词] (图画、场景等的)前景

    The foreground of a picture or scene you are looking at is the part or area of it that appears nearest to you.

    双语例句

    例:

    He is the bowler-hatted figure in the foreground of Orpen's famous painting.

    他就是奥彭名画的前景中那个戴圆顶礼帽的人物。

    2[SING 单数型名词] 最突出/最重要的位置

    If something or someone is in the foreground, or comes to the foreground, they receive a lot of attention.

    双语例句

    例:

    This is another worry that has come to the foreground in recent years.

    这是近年来开始备受瞩目的又一件令人担忧的事。