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

• 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。
• 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。
• You are going to love this book from the outset.
  你从一开始就会喜欢这本书的。
• 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。
• You should explain this to him at the outset.
  你应该一开始就向他解释这事。
• 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。
• 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 want to stress, at the outset, this is not an interrogation.
  我要强调，开始，这不是一个审问。
• 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。