outset

英['autset]美['aut,sɛt]

n.
1.最初，开始，开端

同：	[n.] commencement, first, get-go, kickoff
反：	[n.] end, ending, middle

It will provide a means for Iraqis to participate in the economic and political reconstruction of their country from the outset.
这一机构将从一开始就为伊拉克人提供参与自己国家的经济和政治重建的条件。收藏
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。收藏
Principle: From the outset, President Carter pronounced previous administrations totally misguided
原则问题:卡特总统从一开始就宣称上几届政府都犯了方向性的错误。收藏
Of course, not everyone was in favour of reform at the outset.
当然，开始的时候，并不是所有的人都赞成改革。收藏
From the outset he had put his trust in me, the son of his old friend.
一开始他就很信任我——他老朋友的儿子。收藏

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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
[同] commencement, first, get-go, kickoff, beginning, offset, outset, showtime, start, starting time
[反] end, ending, middle

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