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outset

英 ['aʊtset] 美['aʊtsɛt]
  • n. 开始;开端

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中文词源


outset 开端

out-,向外,set,建立,开始。

英文词源


outset (n.)
"act of setting out on a journey, business, etc." 1759, from out + set (v.). The earlier word for this was outsetting (1670s).

双语例句


1. Almost from the outset, the extravaganza was beset with difficulties.
几乎从一开始, 这一盛事就被种种困难所困扰.

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2. He was not here at the outset of the experiment.
实验开始时他不在这里.

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3. The novel fascinates the reader from the outset.
这部小说一开头就把读者迷住了.

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4. 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。

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5. 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.

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