【突破英语词汇】fore -- before 在……之前

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; misgiving¹; presentiment²

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. foresight³ /ˈfɔ:ˌsaɪt/

-- power of seeing beforehand what is likely to happen; prudence⁴

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/

-- standing⁵ 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

参考例句：

• 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

参考例句：

• 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

参考例句：

• 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。

4 prudence   

n.谨慎，精明，节俭

参考例句：

• A lack of prudence may lead to financial problems.不够谨慎可能会导致财政上出现问题。
• The happy impute all their success to prudence or merit.幸运者都把他们的成功归因于谨慎或功德。

5 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。