foreground /ˈfɔ:ɡraund/ n. （图画的）前景；突出地位（［反］background）：The foreground of the picture shows a cottage, while mountains loom in the background.这幅画的前景是一间小屋，背景是隐约可见的山峦。She can’t bear not to be noticed: she talks a great deal in order to keep herself in the foreground.她无法忍受不令人注目：她滔滔不绝地说个没完，以便让自己处于突出地位。