upfront

美 [ʌpˈfrʌnt]
英 [ʌp'frʌnt]
  • adj.坦率的；诚实的；直爽的；预付的
  • 网络先期的；头款；提前支付的

权威英汉双解

英汉

英英

网络释义

Upfront
adj.
1.
~ (about sth)
坦率的；诚实的；直爽的not trying to hide what you think or do
He's been upfront about his intentions since the beginning.
他从一开始就坦白说出了他的意图。
2.
[obn]
预付的；预交的paid in advance, before other payments are made
There will be an upfront fee of 4%.
将收取 4% 的预付费。

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释义:
全部全部,坦率的坦率的,诚实的诚实的,直爽的直爽的,预付的预付的,先期的先期的,头款头款,提前支付的提前支付的
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1.
How much upfront design should I tolerate?
我该容忍多大限度的预先设计？
www.infoq.com
2.
He made some upfront sacrifices because he really wanted this particular job with this particular employer, the recruiter told me.
他先做出了一些牺牲，因为他太想得到这个特别的雇主提供的特别的工作，该招聘人员告诉我。
article.yeeyan.org
3.
" A one-time upfront payment, what am I going to with it? Collect interest on it every year? That doesn't help me with" Yahoo's finances.
一次性预付款，我用它干什么？每年收利息？这样做对雅虎的财务状况没有帮助。
www.tianya.cn
4.
If you don't ask for it upfront, it is likely to be forced upon you later, often in the form of a critique of your proposed solutions.
前期不加以讨教，以后难免会强加于人——通常表现为对你提出的方案横加指责。
www.jukuu.com
5.
Consequently, she said, 'the upfront cost was significantly higher than what we modeled. '
结果前期成本比我们原来用模型计算出来的高出很多。
cn.wsj.com
6.
With a little upfront planning management, bottlenecks (like the following) can be avoided.
只需提前做一点计划管理，就可以避免瓶颈（比如下面的瓶颈）。
www.ibm.com
7.
Outsourcing, while not always cheaper in the long run, can allow companies to avoid the risk of big upfront costs.
外包可帮助公司避免庞大的预付成本风险，尽管长期来看，业务外包并不一定更省钱。
cn.reuters.com
8.
Some members of the president's own party say the upfront cost of switching to private accounts is too high at a time of growing deficits.
一些布什本党派的成员表示在赤字增长期间面临的转变私人帐户的花费还是很高的。
www.voanews.cn
9.
This is the main idea that I am trying to put together, but Im not sure how much more information is needed upfront to you.
这是主要的想法，我想他们放在一起，但我不能确定有多少前期需要更多的信息给你。
www.bing.com
10.
You know, one of the things that I'd like to say upfront is that I'm really here by accident.
如你们所知道的，有一件事我想说在最前面我能来到这里实在是很偶然。
www.ted.com