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单词 the front line
释义

the front linenoun [ S ]

uk​/ˌfrʌnt ˈlaɪn/us​/ˌfrʌnt ˈlaɪn/

a place where opposing armies face each other in war and where fighting happens:

Tens of thousands of soldiers died on the front line.
More front-line troops will be flown to the battle zone over the next few days.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Places involved in military activity

  • base
  • Bastille
  • battlefield
  • battleground
  • beachhead
  • billet
  • boot camp
  • camp
  • fort
  • garrison
  • GHQ
  • guard post
  • guardhouse
  • line
  • parade ground
  • PX
  • redoubt
  • sentry box
  • staging area
  • theatre

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Idiom(s)

be in the front line

front-lineadjective [ before noun ]

also frontline

involved in fighting during a war:

front-line soldiers/troops
Women are to be allowed to take frontline roles in the army.

close to the place where opposing armies meet and fight:

a front-line town
a fierce frontline battle

working in a job that involves dealing with ordinary people and real problems:

Front-line educators must be involved in education policy decisions.
He has decided to quit frontline politics.

the front linenoun [ S ]

uk​us​also frontline

the place or the area of activity where important, interesting, or difficult things are happening:

on the front line of sth This rural Brazilian city is making a name for itself as being on the front line of the wireless revolution.
be in the front line Accountants are in the front line in the fight against criminal financing.

WORKPLACE the part of a business that deals directly with customers and the public, or that makes a product:

Hourly, low-wage workers are now on the front line of commerce interacting with the public.
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