LetsWords
常用表达

In front of 是什么意思?前面和 opposite 对面怎么分?

In front of 表示在前面,也可以说当着别人的面。药店明确在银行的街道对面,为什么 opposite 更准确?重点不是简单把“前”译出来。

In front of 表示在某人或某物前方、靠近其正面,例如 in front of a building、in front of a person、in front of a screen。也可以表示在别人看得见或听得见的场合:speak in front of the class、argue in front of the kids。

想在对话中用 in front of 吗?

练习在对话中灵活使用英语词汇

开始学习

in front of + place/person; in front of + people (= where they can see); opposite + place (= across the street)

  • The kids were playing football in front of our building all afternoon.
  • Please don't argue about money in front of the children.
  • There was a long queue in front of me at passport control.

修改原因

修改前I parked my car before the hotel entrance.

修改后I parked my car in front of the hotel entrance.

Before 看起来也像“在……之前”,但日常英语中它最常表示时间,例如 before lunch。要自然地说明汽车停在入口前的位置,这里用 in front of:in front of the entrance。

Cambridge Dictionary

In front of 关注某物的前方位置:The taxi is waiting in front of the hotel。它本身并不保证两个地点在街道同侧。如果要明确说明两栋建筑隔街相对,用 opposite 更清楚:The pharmacy is opposite the bank。

动手练习

The pharmacy is on the other side of the street, directly ___ the bank.

(opposite / in front of)

查看答案

opposite — 题目明确说药店在街道另一侧、正对银行,因此选 opposite。In front of 只强调前方位置,不能像 opposite 一样准确表达这里隔街相对的关系。

回想一次在别人面前讲话的经历,可以是工作、学校或庆祝活动。使用 in front of,说明听众是谁,以及你当时的感受。

Last year I gave a presentation in front of forty colleagues and felt so nervous that my hands were shaking.

练习把新词用准确

用正在学的词造句。LetsWords 检查用法和语法,提供修改与母语解释,再通过复习巩固。

制定练习安排

按英语水平和学习目标练习,查看修改及错误解释。