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fore and aft

/fawr-uhnd-aft, -ahft, fohr-/US // ˈfɔr əndˈæft, -ˈɑft, ˈfoʊr- //

前后,前后左右,前后方,前后呼应

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : located along or parallel to a line from the stem to the stern.
adv.副词 adverb
  1. 1
    • : fore.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Examples

  • As an example of good science-and-society policymaking, the history of fluoride may be more of a cautionary tale.

  • As this list shows, punishments typically run to a short-ish jail sentence and/or a moderately hefty fine.

  • Since then, the rising gap between the rich and middle- and lower-income families has risen to the fore.

  • Yes, Byrd—dead four-and-a-half years now—was a Kleagle in the Ku Klux Klan.

  • Later that night, that same black-and-red banner would be seen again—in the column of marchers chanting for dead cops.

  • She also practises etching, pen-and-ink drawing, as well as crayon and water-color sketching.

  • No law of that country must exceed in words the number of letters in their alphabet, which consists only in two-and-twenty.

  • Mr. Spurrell came down to see a horse, and we shall be very glad to have the benefit of his opinion by-and-by.

  • They were eaten too quickly, in long gulps of four-and-twenty hours at a time.

  • His drill-like nose, his powerful fore-legs and big, strong feet all served to make him the fastest digger in Pleasant Valley.