foreground
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++fore·ground /ˈfɔːɡraʊnd $ ˈfɔːr-/ noun 1 the foreground FRONTthe part of the view in a picture or a photograph that is closest to you when you are looking at it 〔图片或照片的〕前景 OPP background There were three figures in the foreground. 前景有三个人。 →5 see picture at 见图 background2 be in the foreground IMPORTANTto be regarded as important and receive a lot of attention 处于最突出的地位；成为众所瞩目者 Education has been very much in the foreground recently. 最近教育问题备受关注。
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foreground• Many of his compositions play with the merging of foreground, middle-distance and background details into one overlapping pattern.• The wife of Agamemnon, Clytemnestra, has all the foreground to herself.• An infant illuminates the foreground so brightly that the background fades.• There were three figures in the foreground, with a boy on the left and a girl on the right.• Suggest some reasons why the land in the background in the photograph is less valuable to farmers than that in the foreground.• In the foreground of the picture is a man with a black beard, dressed in rough workingman's clothes and a hat.• The foreground is also strengthened with the same sweeping strokes.• Play with foreground / background effects from other records.fore·ground nounChineseSyllable
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foreground
fore‧ground /ˈfɔːɡraʊnd $ ˈfɔːr-/
noun
1. the foreground the part of the view in a picture or a photograph that is closest to you when you are looking at it
OPP background:
There were three figures in the foreground.
2. be in the foreground to be regarded as important and receive a lot of attention:
Education has been very much in the foreground recently.
fore‧ground /ˈfɔːɡraʊnd $ ˈfɔːr-/
noun1. the foreground the part of the view in a picture or a photograph that is closest to you when you are looking at it
OPP background:
2. be in the foreground to be regarded as important and receive a lot of attention:
Creating art 艺术创作
make a work of art/a drawing/a sketch/a sculpture/a statue/engravings/etchings/prints创作艺术品；绘画；画素描；创作雕塑／雕像／雕版印刷品／蚀刻画／版画 do an oil painting/a self-portrait/a line drawing/a rough sketch画油画／自画像／线条画／草图 create a work of art/an artwork/paintings and sculptures创作一件艺术品／绘画和雕塑 produce paintings/portraits/oil sketches/his most celebrated work/a series of prints创作绘画／肖像画／油画速写／他最知名的作品／一组版画 paint a picture/landscape/portrait/mural/in oils/in watercolours/( in watercolors/on canvasespecially
画画／风景画／肖像画／壁画／油画／水彩画；在画布上画 draw a picture/a portrait/a cartoon/a sketch/a line/a figure/the human form/in charcoal/in ink画画／肖像／漫画／素描／线条／形体／人形／木炭画／墨水画 sketch a preliminary drawing/a figure/a shape勾勒草图／形体／图形 carve a figure/an image/a sculpture/an altarpiece/reliefs/a block of wood雕刻形体／形象／雕塑／祭坛雕塑／浮雕／一块木头 sculpt a portrait bust/a statue/an abstract figure雕刻半身像／塑像／抽象形体 etch a line/a pattern/a design/a name into the glass蚀刻线条／图案／图样／名字在玻璃杯上 mix colours/( colors/pigments/paintsespecially
调色；调颜料 add/apply thin/thick layers of paint/colour/( color/pigmentespecially
加上薄薄／厚厚几层颜料 use oil pastels/charcoal/acrylic paint/a can of spray paint使用油画棒／木炭笔／丙烯酸颜料／一罐喷雾颜料 work in bronze/ceramics/stone/oils/pastels/watercolour/a wide variety of media用青铜／陶瓷／石头／油彩／蜡笔／水彩／各种各样的材料制作艺术品
Describing art 描述艺术
paint/depict a female figure/a biblical scene/a pastoral landscape/a domestic interior画／描绘女性形体／与《圣经》有关的场景／田园风光／家庭室内场景 depict/illustrate a traditional/mythological/historical/religious theme描绘／阐释传统的／神话的／历史的／宗教的主题 create an abstract composition/a richly textured surface/a distorted perspective设计抽象的艺术构图／丰富的层次／视觉扭曲效果 paint dark/rich/skin/flesh tones用颜料绘成深色／浓重的颜色／肤色／肉色 use broad brush strokes/loose brushwork/vibrant colours/a limited palette/simple geometric forms用粗笔线条／散漫的笔法／鲜艳的颜色／有限的色调／简单的几何图形 develop/adopt/paint in a stylized manner/an abstract style用非写实手法／抽象方式阐明／采用／描绘
Showing and selling art 艺术品展示及销售
commission an altarpiece/a bronze bust of sb/a portrait/a religious work/an artist to paint sth委托创作一幅祭坛画／一座某人的半身铜像／一幅肖像画／一件宗教艺术品；委托艺术家为某物作画 frame a painting/portrait给一幅画／肖像画镶框 hang art/a picture/a painting悬挂艺术品／图画／画作 display/exhibit modern art/sb's work/a collection/original artwork/drawings/sculptures/a piece陈列／展出现代艺术品／某人的作品／收藏品／艺术真品／图画／雕塑／一件艺术品 be displayed/hung in a gallery/museum在美术馆／博物馆展出 install/place a sculpture in/at/on sth在某处安放一座雕塑 erect/unveil a bronze/marble/life-size statue竖立／揭幕一座铜像／大理石像／与真人一样大的雕像 hold/host/mount/open/curate/see an exhibition( /especially
BrE ( an exhibitNAmE usually
举办／主持／筹办／举行／组织／观看展览 be/go on ( exhibition/BrE ( exhibitNAmE 参展 feature/promote/showcase a conceptual artist/contemporary works重点介绍／宣传／展示一位概念派艺术家／当代作品 collect African art/modern British paintings/Japanese prints收藏非洲艺术品／现代英国绘画／日本版画 restore/preserve a fresco/great works of art修复／保护湿壁画／伟大的艺术品
◆ The picture shows a family gathered around a kitchen table.照片中一家人围坐在餐桌旁。 ◆ This is a picture/photo of a busy city street.这张图／照片里是一条繁华的城市街道。 ◆ In the foreground/background, we can see a group of protesters.在前景／背景中，我们可以看到一群示威者。 ◆ In the bottom right-hand corner/top left-hand corner, there's a child sitting alone.在右下角／左上角，有一个孩子孤零零地坐在那里。 ◆ On the left/On the right/In the middle, someone is standing with a bottle in his hand.在左边／右边／中间，站着一个手里拿着瓶子的人。 ◆ In the cartoon, we can see two people looking at a newspaper headline.在漫画中，我们可以看到两个人在看报纸的大字标题。 ◆ The cartoonist has drawn the man to represent a typical businessman.漫画家把这个男人画成一个典型的商人。
