【突破英语词汇】fore -- before 在……之前
时间：2018-12-18 作者：英语课 分类：突破英文词汇
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1. forearm /[fɔ:rˈɑ:m/
-- (literally, "front part of the arm") part of the arm from the wrist to the elbow
Henry protected his face from George's blows by rasing his forearms.
亨利举起前臂以防乔治打他的脸。
2. forebear /ˈfɔ:ˌbeə/
-- (literally, "one who has been or existed before") ancestor;forefather
John F. Kennedy's forebears migrated to America from Ireland.
约翰·F·肯尼迪的祖先从爱尔兰移民到美国。
3. foreboding /fɔ:ˈbəʊdɪŋ/
-- feeling beforehand of coming trouble; misgiving 1; presentiment 2
The day before the accident, I had a foreboding that something would go wrong.
出事的前一天，我就预感到会出事。（注意是名词，翻译时灵活处理了）
4. forecast /ˈfɔ:-kɑ:st/
-- estimate beforehand of a future coming; prediction; prophecy
Have you listened to the weather forecast for tomorrow?
你听明天的天气预报了吗？
5. forefront /ˈfɔ:ˌfrʌnt/
-- (literally, "front part of the front") foremost place or part; vanguard
In combat the officer was always in the forefront of the attack, leading his men on to victory.
交战中，长官总是站在进攻的最前线，领导他的士兵赢得胜利。
6. foresight 3 /ˈfɔ:ˌsaɪt/
-- power of seeing beforehand what is likely to happen; prudence 4
Foresight is better than hindsight.
前瞻比后顾好。
7. foreword /ˈfɔ:wəd/
-- front matter preceding the text of a book; preface; introduction
Before Chapter I, there is a brief foreword in which the author explains why he wrote the book.
在第一章前，有一篇作者解释为何写这本书的简短前言。
8. foreshadow /fɔ:ˈʃædəu/
-- indicate beforehand
Our defeat in the championship games was foreshadowed by injuries to two of our star players in a previous game.
我们有两个明星球员在上一场比赛中受伤，就预示着我们冠军赛的失败。
9. foregoing /fɔ:ˈgəʊɪŋ/
-- going before; preceding
Carefully review the foregoing chapter before reading any further.
继续阅读以前，请仔细复习一下前面的一章。
10. foremost /ˈfɔ:məust/
-- standing 5 at the front; first; most advanced; leading; principal; chief
Did you know that Benjamin Franklin was one of the foremost inventors of the eighteenth century?
你知道本杰明·富兰克林是18世纪最重要的发明家之一吗？
-- (literally, "front part of the arm") part of the arm from the wrist to the elbow
Henry protected his face from George's blows by rasing his forearms.
亨利举起前臂以防乔治打他的脸。
2. forebear /ˈfɔ:ˌbeə/
-- (literally, "one who has been or existed before") ancestor;forefather
John F. Kennedy's forebears migrated to America from Ireland.
约翰·F·肯尼迪的祖先从爱尔兰移民到美国。
3. foreboding /fɔ:ˈbəʊdɪŋ/
-- feeling beforehand of coming trouble; misgiving 1; presentiment 2
The day before the accident, I had a foreboding that something would go wrong.
出事的前一天，我就预感到会出事。（注意是名词，翻译时灵活处理了）
4. forecast /ˈfɔ:-kɑ:st/
-- estimate beforehand of a future coming; prediction; prophecy
Have you listened to the weather forecast for tomorrow?
你听明天的天气预报了吗？
5. forefront /ˈfɔ:ˌfrʌnt/
-- (literally, "front part of the front") foremost place or part; vanguard
In combat the officer was always in the forefront of the attack, leading his men on to victory.
交战中，长官总是站在进攻的最前线，领导他的士兵赢得胜利。
6. foresight 3 /ˈfɔ:ˌsaɪt/
-- power of seeing beforehand what is likely to happen; prudence 4
Foresight is better than hindsight.
前瞻比后顾好。
7. foreword /ˈfɔ:wəd/
-- front matter preceding the text of a book; preface; introduction
Before Chapter I, there is a brief foreword in which the author explains why he wrote the book.
在第一章前，有一篇作者解释为何写这本书的简短前言。
8. foreshadow /fɔ:ˈʃædəu/
-- indicate beforehand
Our defeat in the championship games was foreshadowed by injuries to two of our star players in a previous game.
我们有两个明星球员在上一场比赛中受伤，就预示着我们冠军赛的失败。
9. foregoing /fɔ:ˈgəʊɪŋ/
-- going before; preceding
Carefully review the foregoing chapter before reading any further.
继续阅读以前，请仔细复习一下前面的一章。
10. foremost /ˈfɔ:məust/
-- standing 5 at the front; first; most advanced; leading; principal; chief
Did you know that Benjamin Franklin was one of the foremost inventors of the eighteenth century?
你知道本杰明·富兰克林是18世纪最重要的发明家之一吗？
1 misgiving
n.疑虑，担忧，害怕
- She had some misgivings about what she was about to do.她对自己即将要做的事情存有一些顾虑。
- The first words of the text filled us with misgiving.正文开头的文字让我们颇为担心。
2 presentiment
n.预感，预觉
- He had a presentiment of disaster.他预感会有灾难降临。
- I have a presentiment that something bad will happen.我有某种不祥事要发生的预感。
3 foresight
n.先见之明，深谋远虑
- The failure is the result of our lack of foresight.这次失败是由于我们缺乏远虑而造成的。
- It required a statesman's foresight and sagacity to make the decision.作出这个决定需要政治家的远见卓识。