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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

    双语例句

    • I warned you at the outset not to trust him, and you wouldn't listen to me.
      一开始我就警告过你不要信任他,可你不肯听我的话。
    • I've been involved in this company from the outset.
      从一开始我便与这家公司有关连。
    • 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。
    • 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。
    • 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。
    • 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 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。
    • At the outset I want to thank you for your kindness to me and for your compliments.
      首先,要感谢你对我的一番好意和溢美之词。
    • 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。
    • 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。