n.开始，开端
He was not here at the outset of the experiment.
实验开始时他不在这里.
The novel fascinates the reader from the outset.
这部小说一开头就把读者迷住了.
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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