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单词 front-line
释义
front-line
adjective[before noun]
(alsofrontline)
uk
/ˈfrʌntˌlaɪn/us
/ˈfrʌntˌlaɪn/
involvedinfightingduring awar:
front-linesoldiers/troops
Women are to beallowedto take frontlinerolesin thearmy.
closeto theplacewhereopposingarmiesmeetandfight:
a front-linetown
afiercefrontlinebattle
workingin ajobthatinvolvesdealingwithordinarypeopleandrealproblems:
Front-lineeducatorsmust beinvolvedineducationpolicydecisions.
He hasdecidedtoquitfrontlinepolitics.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Places involved in military activity
  • air bridge
  • air corridor
  • bases
  • Bastille
  • battlefield
  • battleground
  • camp
  • emplacement
  • enceinte
  • fort
  • front
  • garrison
  • GHQ
  • multi-front
  • observation post
  • obstacle course
  • parade ground
  • PX
  • redoubt
  • theatre
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the front line
noun[S]
uk
/ˌfrʌnt ˈlaɪn/us
/ˌfrʌnt ˈlaɪn/
aplacewhereopposingarmiesfaceeach other inwarand wherefightinghappens:
Tens of thousands ofsoldiersdiedon thefrontline.
More front-linetroopswill beflownto thebattlezoneover the next fewdays.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Places involved in military activity
  • air bridge
  • air corridor
  • bases
  • Bastille
  • battlefield
  • battleground
  • camp
  • emplacement
  • enceinte
  • fort
  • front
  • garrison
  • GHQ
  • multi-front
  • observation post
  • obstacle course
  • parade ground
  • PX
  • redoubt
  • theatre
See more results »

Idiom

be in the front line
(Definition offront-linefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

the front line| Business English

the front line
noun[S]
uk
us
(alsofrontline)
theplaceor theareaofactivitywhereimportant,interesting, ordifficultthings arehappening:
on the front line of sthThisruralBraziliancityis making anamefor itself as being on thefrontlineof thewirelessrevolution.
be in the front lineAccountants are in thefrontlinein thefightagainstcriminalfinancing.
WORKPLACE
thepartof abusinessthatdealsdirectlywithcustomersand thepublic, or that makes aproduct:
Hourly, low-wageworkersare now on thefrontlineofcommerceinteractingwith thepublic.
(Definition ofthe front linefrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoffront-line

front-line
Since state agencies cease standing on the 'front-line' as service suppliers, they are shielded from consumers' critiques and demands.
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Munitions factories, field hospitals, and military laboratories suited their ' temperament ' better than thefront-line.
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The fourth element was a survey of the opinions of senior managers andfront-linepractitioners in the study authorities about impediments to care-home diversions.
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The first stage adopted a senior management perspective and the second afront-lineperspective.
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Responsibility for rationing decisions was shared by different professionals: national and local politicians, civil servants, social services officials andfront-linepractitioners.
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They were too astute to accept the rigid discipline and punishing conditions of life asfront-linetroops.
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It is therefore timely that a new book on the subject should be published in a series designed to report onfront-linemolecular biological research.
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Overall, the decision-making process offront-lineassessors was largely resource-led rather than needs-led.
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To our knowledge, this is the first study that measures what is actually being done byfront-linehospice care clinicians with respect to delirium diagnosis.
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Thus, even where the authority to purchase was devolved tofront-linestaff, it often referred to a limited range of services.
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At the same time, it may be thatfront-linestaff wish to prioritize research questions that are in some ways problematic, as in this case.
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This seems of particular interest since none of the authorities studied devolved budgets tofront-lineworkers.
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In many respects, the secret to programmer productivity is minimizing the burden of interaction for thefront-lineprogrammer.
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Negotiating access to community care assessments : perspectives offront-lineworkers, people with disability and carers.
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In these circumstances,front-linepractitioners play a critical role.
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These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
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