/'fɔ:hænd; `fɔr,hænd/
adj [attrib 作定语] (of a stroke in tennis, squash, etc) made with the palm of the hand turned towards one's opponent or towards the front of the court （指网球、壁球等的击球）正手打的
*a forehand volley 正手拦击.

n
1 forehand stroke 正手击球.
2 (usu sing 通常作单数) (in tennis, squash, etc) the same side of a player as the hand in which he is holding the racket （指网球、壁球等运动中）运动员握拍的手的同一侧
*Hit the ball to her forehand. 把球打到她握拍手的一边. Cf 参看 backhand (back2).

n [singular]

a way of hitting the ball in tennis and some other games, with the flat part of your hand facing the direction of the ball
→backhand
>forehandadj