front for

释义

1. 牛津电影里 71%

   为…掩护（秘密、非法活动）

   to represent a group or an organization and try to hide its secret or illegal activities

   The Disney Channel's a front for Thai child prostitution.

   It was a front for S.H.I.E.L.D. scientists.

2. 编辑释义电影里 29%

   在某人面前装样子

   to act fake or hide your real feelings in front of someone

   You ain't gotta put on no front for me, man!

   But you put up a false front for her.

电影里这样说 · 3 部

• You ain't gotta put on no front for me, man!Juice1992
• But you put up a false front for her.Husbands and Wives1992
• It's all a front for her real trade: arms dealing, money laundering.Mission: Impossible - Fallout2018
• This is all a front for the brand.Bo Burnham: Make Happy2016
• I put you out front for Del...The Green Mile1999
• It was a front for S.H.I.E.L.D. scientists.Black Widow2021
• The Disney Channel's a front for Thai child prostitution.Maria Bamford: Old Baby2017
• Tony says that I'm a front for the foundation.The Godfather Part III1990

在完整场景里学

• 丈夫、太太与情人1992
  • 饭前宣布两人要分开：grow apart（渐渐疏远）
  • 深夜夫妻翻婚姻旧账：to the best of my knowledge（就我所知）
  • 电话里逼问出同居：a different ball game（完全是另一回事）

同一词条的短语

• front and center
• in front
• in front of
• out front
• up front
• back to front
• cash down
• before front of eyes
• lead from the front
• on the front burner