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

• While this promotion is a bit beyond one's control at the outset, and painful.
  尽管这种推动在一开始是有些身不由己和痛苦的。
• Support for this objective must be designed into the system from the outset of the project.
  从项目的开始，就应该把对这个目标的支持设计到系统中。
• 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。
• You should explain this to him at the outset.
  你应该一开始就向他解释这事。
• 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。
• 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。
• Today's work went smoothly from the outset.
  今天的活儿一上手就很顺利。
• 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。
• I've been involved in this company from the outset.
  从一开始我便与这家公司有关连。
• 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。