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

• You are going to love this book from the outset.
  你从一开始就会喜欢这本书的。
• This is because all usable information concerning the system to be controlled is considered from the outset.
  这是因为，涉及被控系统的所有可能的信息，从一开始就被考虑了。
• 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。
• I've been involved in this company from the outset.
  从一开始我便与这家公司有关连。
• 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。
• Problems arose from the outset.
  一开始就产生了很多问题。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。