upfront
常考释义
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。
How much upfront design should I tolerate?
我该容忍多大限度的预先设计?
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。
" 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。
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。
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。
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)。
To be sure, the upfront cost of proprietary software is higher (although open-source programs are not always free).
肯定地说,专属软件的先期费用更高(尽管开放源码程序并不总是免费的)。
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。
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。
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。
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。
He thought some form of upfront tuition fees should be reintroduced for university education.
他认为大学教育上某种形式的公开学费应当被重新实施。
Do watch out for companies that ask for cash deposits upfront, as they're likely to be scams.
一定要小心要预付保证金的公司,因为它们很可能是骗子。
Microsoft did not have to give Yahoo! an upfront payment to make it happen, as many Yahoo! investors had hoped.
微软没有许多的雅虎投资者所预期的那样,为达成合作提供给雅虎预付款。
Consultants typically charge an hourly fee and should be able to tell you upfront what they will charge for the job.
顾问通常按小时收费,他们会直接告诉你他们收费的项目。
All of this would reduce the upfront cost of the taxpayer, but we would expect the taxpayer to get a return on this.
这样做将能减少纳税人的先期投入,最终却能使他们获得回报。
Investment is all upfront. There is no insurance available.
投资都是预先支付,买不到任何保险服务。
The only upfront cost is an administrative fee of $199, Tia Viering said, and sponsors pay any other expenses.
TiaViering说,唯一的首笔费用是是199美元管理费,赞助商们将支付任何其它费用。
If you know you aren't interested because they're not paying enough or you're comfortable with your existing job, be upfront and courteous.
如果你因为他们给的工资低而不感兴趣或者你觉得现在的工作还不赖,要坦率而有礼貌。
He: would tell somebody upfront that there may be an issue of not having enough money for the procedure.
他:应该会告诉某人,在治疗当中可能钱不够用。
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