outset
英 [ˈaʊtset]
美 [ˈaʊtset]
n. 开端 开始；起始
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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.- 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。 - 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。
- Decide at the outset what kind of learning programme you want to follow...
英英释义
noun
- the time at which something is supposed to begin
- they got an early start
- she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her
双语例句
- At the outset they were delighted with this idea, and went back to their village.
他们最初对这一说法感到很高兴，于是返回村庄去了。 - See you at the outset whether set share out bonus is converted endowment, turn into fund portion directly.
看一下你当初是否设定了分红转投资，直接转成了基金份额。 - At the outset, I want to thank you for your kindness to me and for your compliments.
承蒙好意（特别关心）（十二分好意）首先，我要感谢您对我的友爱和问候。 - 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。 - He was not here at the outset of the experiment.
实验开始时他不在这里。 - 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。 - Employees knew from the outset that their jobs would finish this year.
雇员们从一开始就知道他们的工作今年将结束。 - At the outset of his career he was full of optimism but not now.
一开始他对事业充满了信心，但现在不再是这样了。 - I warned you at the outset not to trust him, and you wouldn't listen to me.
一开始我就警告过你不要信任他，可你不肯听我的话。 - The President has played a shrewd diplomatic game because from the outset he called for direct talks with the United States
总统玩了一场高明的外交游戏，因为从一开始他就要求和美国直接对话。