outset
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++out·set /ˈaʊtset/ ●○○ noun at/from the outset BEGINNINGat or from the beginning of an event or process 在开头时/从一开始 → set out It was clear from the outset that there were going to be problems. 从一开始就很清楚会有问题出现的。 It’s better to get something in writing right at the outset. 最好一开始就有个书面的东西。at/from the outset of A person with higher qualifications can get a better paid job at the outset of their career. 学历较高的人就业之初就能得到薪水较高的工作。
Examples from the Corpus
outset• But at the outset there is always great harm.• I was fairly ignorant of Third World literature at the outset and in many respects still am.• Hennepin and La Salle, whose subsequent westward expedition he was to join, struck sparks off one another from the outset.• Recognising sharp practice in their dealers from the outset, they would be less likely to blame them for huge losses.• Fourthly, from the outset it is important to be sure that there is agreement with the patient about what is planned.• Stanford used some physical play inside and the playmaking of point guard Brevin Knight to take the lead from the outset.• Prosecutors suspected from the outset that Stoner had fled the country.out·set nounChineseSyllable
from beginning event the or at or Corpus of an
outset
out‧set /ˈaʊtset/
noun
at/from the outset at or from the beginning of an event or process ⇨ set out:
It was clear from the outset that there were going to be problems.
It’s better to get something in writing right at the outset.
at/from the outset of
A person with higher qualifications can get a better paid job at the outset of their career.
out‧set /ˈaʊtset/
nounat/from the outset at or from the beginning of an event or process ⇨ set out:
at/from the outset of
