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
- 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 had doubts.
起初，我确实怀有疑问。 - 317. At the outset this set of setting settled the offset problem of the kettle.
317.在开始，这一套设置解决了水壶的弥补问题。 - I've been involved in this company from the outset.
从一开始我便与这家公司有关连。 - I therefore want to make very clear here at the outset what I think philosophy is not.
因此，我想在一开始就声明，我认为哲学“不”是什么。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - In contemporary China, there is heated argument in the villager's autonomy from its outset.
对村民自治的评价，从一开始就存在着激烈的和针锋相对的争论。