outset

英 [ˈaʊtset]

美 [ˈaʊtset]

n.  开端 开始；起始

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Collins.2 / BNC.5658 / COCA.7964

习惯用语

n.

at/from the outset (of sth)
• 从开始
  at/from the beginning of sth
• I made it clear right from the outset that I disapproved.
  从一开始我就明确地说我不赞成。

柯林斯词典

• PHRASE 在开始时/ 从一开始
  If something happensat the outsetof an event, process, or period of time, it happens at the beginning of it. If something happensfrom the outsetit happens from the beginning and continues to happen.
  1. Decide at the outset what kind of learning programme you want to follow...
     开始时就选定自己的学习方案。
  2. From the outset he had put his trust in me, the son of his old friend.
     他从一开始就很信任我这个他老朋友的儿子。

英英释义

noun

• the time at which something is supposed to begin
  1. they got an early start
  2. she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her
  Synonym:beginningcommencementfirstget-gostartkickoffstarting timeshowtimeoffset

双语例句

• You should explain this to him at the outset.
  你应该一开始就向他解释这事。
• From the outset he had put his trust in me, the son of his old friend.
  他从一开始就很信任我这个他老朋友的儿子。
• At the outset I want to thank you for your kindness to me and for your compliments.
  首先，要感谢你对我的一番好意和溢美之词。
• 317. At the outset this set of setting settled the offset problem of the kettle.
  317.在开始，这一套设置解决了水壶的弥补问题。
• I never understood why he didn't just accede to our demands at the outset.
  我一直搞不懂他为什么不一开始就同意我们的要求。
• Decide at the outset what kind of learning programme you want to follow
  开始时就选定自己的学习方案。
• "Negotiating" from this position contaminates the contract ( and the engagement) from the outset!
  以此姿态进行“谈判”，便让合约和咨询活动从一开始就被“污染”了！
• I therefore want to make very clear here at the outset what I think philosophy is not.
  因此，我想在一开始就声明，我认为哲学“不”是什么。
• The police had participated from the outset.
  警方从一开始就参加了。
• You are going to love this book from the outset.
  你从一开始就会喜欢这本书的。