No. 1,632 in Chinese
眼前
"眼前" means "before one's eyes" or "at present."
In a sentence
眼前的情况非常紧急，我们必须立刻处理。
The current situation is very urgent, we must handle it immediately.
In this sentence, 眼前 is used to refer to the current and immediate situation.
他的目标很明确，眼前的困难对他来说只是暂时的。
His goal is clear; the difficulties at present are only temporary for him.
Here, 眼前 describes the immediate temporal phase or difficulties that are occurring now.
她眼前闪过了许多美好的回忆，感到非常幸福。
She recalled many wonderful memories, feeling very happy.
In this sentence, 眼前 metaphorically represents the 'mind's eye' or what she imagines currently.
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