outset 详细解释

outset

['autset]

n. 开始, 开端

n.

最初, 开始, 开端[the S]

At the outset, it looked like a nice day.

开始的时候, 天看上去很晴朗。

词义辨析

同义:

n.最初, 开始

start  beginning  commencement  opening  

同义参见:

initiative  conception  dawn  

反义参见:

close  conclusion  

英英释义

名词 outset:

the time at which something is supposed to begin

同义词:beginning, commencement, first, get-go, start, kickoff, starting time, showtime, offset

短语词组

at/from the outset

1. 开始

You should explain this to him at the outset.

你应该一开始就向他解释这事。

补充

outsetoutset英:[ˈautset] 美:[ˈaʊtˌsɛt]n.1.开始, 开端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。He was not here at the outset of the experiment.实验开始时他不在这里。

例句

1. From the outset he had put his trust in me, the son of his old friend.从一开始他就很信任我这个他老朋友的儿子。 2. You should explain this to him at the outset.你一开始就应该把这一点和他解释清楚。 3. the imposition of surcharges was something the federation had opposed since its outset.额外收费是联合会从一开始就反对的东西。 4. There have been problems with the project from the outset.这个项目从一开始就有些问题。 5. "From its very outset, the company has produced the highest quality products."从一开始这家公司就生产最高质量的产品。 6. He made it clear at the outset that he is not going to quit his job.他一开始就表明他不打算离职。 7. She set high goals for herself at the outset of her career.她从业伊始就给自己制定了高目标。