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.
  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

• At the outset, I had doubts.
  起初，我确实怀有疑问。
• You should explain this to him at the outset.
  你应该一开始就向他解释这事。
• 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。
• Problems arose from the outset.
  一开始就产生了很多问题。
• 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。
• In the end, the Ten took their appeal to the Supreme Court; this, they had believed from the outset, would be their trump card
  最后，10个人上诉到最高法院：他们从一开始就认为这一招是他们的王牌。
• "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 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 had assumed a principled, unchanging position from the outset.
  他从一开始就采取了一种有原则的，始终不变的立场。