前后 [qián hòu]

• • （时间接近） around; about:

    around the Spring Festival

    春节前后

  • （自始至终） from start to finish; from beginning to end; altogether:

    The novel took a year to write altogether, from start to finish.

    这篇小说从动笔到定稿，前后用了一年时间。

    He has been here four or five times altogether.

    他前后来过四五次。

  • （前面和后面） front and back:

    be attacked both front and back; be caught between two fires;

    受到前后围攻

    There are fruit trees in front and at the back of the house.

    房子前后都是果树。

• 短语:
  • 前后摆动 swing;
  • 前后比 front-to-back ratio;
  • 前后肠 ileocolon;
  • 前后车轴架 rear and front axle stand;
  • 前后重叠 forward lap;
  • 前后次序 succession;
  • 前后颠簸 piching;
  • 前后关系 context;
  • 前后弧焊 tandem arc weld;
  • 前后换置式装载机 alternative front or rear loader;
  • 前后间距 fore-and-aft clearance;
  • 前后距离 longitudinal separation;
  • 前后两用刀架 tool-post for front and rear slide;
  • 前后列柱建筑 amphiprostyle;
  • 前后倾斜计 fore-and-aft inclinometer;
  • 前后双扳机 double-set trigger;
  • 前后通风 cross ventilation;
  • 前后相互影响 front-to-back effect