foreground /ˈfɔːˌɡraʊnd/ CET6+ TEM8

• 1. 

  N-VAR The foreground of a picture or scene you are looking at is the part or area of it that appears nearest to you. (图画、场景等的) 前景

  例：

  He is the bowler-hatted figure in the foreground of Orpen's famous painting.

  他就是奥彭名画的前景中那个戴圆顶礼帽的人物。

• 2. 

  N-SING If something or someone is in the foreground, or comes to the foreground, they receive a lot of attention. 关注重心

  例：

  This is another worry that has come to the foreground in recent years.

  这是近年来已变成关注重心的又一件令人担忧的事。