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
- 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。 - I have warned you many times that this project was wrong at the outset.
我多次警告过你，这个项目一开始就已错了。 - This is because all usable information concerning the system to be controlled is considered from the outset.
这是因为，涉及被控系统的所有可能的信息，从一开始就被考虑了。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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've been involved in this company from the outset.
从一开始我便与这家公司有关连。 - 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。