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单词 outset
释义 outset
\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun
Etymology: out (III) + set (after set out, v.)
1. Scotland : an enclosure of land newly placed under cultivation
2.
 a. : a setting out (as on a journey, career, course of action, or discussion) : beginning, start
  < one must be clear, from the outset, how limited are the author's aims — S.E.Toulmin >
  < at the outset of what might have been a great career — E.F.Edgett >
 b. : an initial stage of activity or development
  < the outset of any investigation must be occupied by asking obvious questions — Edith C. Rivett >
3. : an outgoing tidal current
4. : outsert
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