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 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 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Today's work went smoothly from the outset.
  今天的活儿一上手就很顺利。
• 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 was not here at the outset of the experiment.
  实验开始时他不在这里。
• The police had participated from the outset.
  警方从一开始就参加了。