battlefront

battlefront — 名詞

1. the area of a war where two armies meet and fight each other directly, often for

1.名詞C1
釋義

前線；戰線

兩軍實際交火的最前方地帶

the area of a war where two armies meet and fight each other directly, often forming a long line that stretches across land.

例句

Sergeant Reyes spent six months on the eastern battlefront before being sent home.

Reyes 中士在東線前線待了六個月才被調回國。

preposition: on the battlefront

Fresh troops were rushed to the battlefront after heavy losses overnight.

經過一夜慘重傷亡後，新的部隊被緊急派往前線。

passive + 'to the battlefront' as destination

同義詞
  • front line

    very common everyday equivalent; can also be figurative ('front-line workers')

  • front

    shorter, often with a name attached: 'the Western Front'

  • combat zone

    any area where fighting happens, not necessarily a continuous line

反義詞
  • rear

    the area behind the fighting where supplies and command are based

  • home front

    civilians and activity inside one's own country during wartime

文法句型

on the battlefront

at the battlefront

用法筆記

Subject or location is usually a unit, soldier, journalist, or supplies. Often appears with directional prepositions (to/from/along/across the battlefront) because the front is conceived as a line stretching through space.

常見錯誤

❌There was a battlefront between the two boxers.
✅There was a fierce contest between the two boxers.
💡'battlefront' refers to actual military combat, not sports or arguments.
❌She works in the battlefront of cancer research.
✅She works at the forefront of cancer research.
💡for figurative leading edges, use 'forefront', not 'battlefront'.