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

• I want to stress, at the outset, this is not an interrogation.
  我要强调，开始，这不是一个审问。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Today's work went smoothly from the outset.
  今天的活儿一上手就很顺利。
• 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。
• The police had participated from the outset.
  警方从一开始就参加了。
• I've been involved in this company from the outset.
  从一开始我便与这家公司有关连。
• "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！