up-front
美 [ʌpˈfrʌnt] 
英 [ʌp'frʌnt]
- adj.正直的；无拘束的；最前面的；首要的
- 网络预先；坦率的；预先的
英汉解释
英英解释
例句
It takes courage to trust that concrete feedback along the way is better than trying to know everything up front.
相信开发过程中的具体反馈比预先知道每件事更有价值，需要一定的勇气。
"Mr. Chairman, " he said quietly, "the captain needs to see you up front. Two planes have flown into the World Trade Center. "
“主席先生，”他低声说道，“机长要在前头见您。两架飞机撞了世贸中心。”
All that against a Modena side who were intent on making life particularly hard, closing down the gaps and denying space up front.
摩德纳一直试图缩小差距，压缩尤文的前场空间。而尤文球员的默契配合是对他们最好的回应。
For big enterprise, the lowered cost of IT would make up for the greater up-front subscription fee.
对于大企业来说，降低的IT成本抵消了更高的最初使用费。
There are worries not only about how much these measures cost up front but their longer-term effects on government finances.
不仅是关于这些激励举措的先期成本几多，而且关于这些举措给各国财政带来的较长期效果如何也都存在着忧虑。
And I guess I should just tell you up front that playing shows on this tour is the best time I've ever had onstage.
我想我应该提前告知你们，在这次的巡演中为大家演唱是我在舞台上的最美好的时光。
I know it's trite to say it, but it's so easy to get off the path to a good plan if you don't have the goals clearly defined up front.
我知道这样说有点老套，但如果您还没有清晰地定义前方的目标，那么可以非常轻松地开辟出通往一项良好计划的道路。
So you put that up front so that, if it fails, at least you know you don't have to reset the whole thing.
所以你才把它放在最前面，即使它出错了，至少你知道你不需要全部返工。
I felt much more comfortable trying ideas and seeing where they lead rather than trying to think everything out up front.
我可以尝试我的想法并看看效果如何，而不是预先想好所有事情，这让我感觉自在得多。
I'm delighted to have been starting up front and I've put in a few decent performances.
我很高兴能得到首发机会，自己也打出了不错的比赛。
Chelsea continued to threaten, with Drogba looking lively up front, and a breakthrough looked increasingly likely.
切尔西继续威胁，德罗巴在前面看起来很活跃，看来一个突破很快就会出现了。
Now formation wise it's not so much of a problem as we only play with one up front now anyway, but it's still a little step backwards.
对于如今的阵型来说，这还不是个大问题，因为我们打的是单前锋，但是这样看起来我们还是在板凳厚度上有些退步。
I said to my mother, "You were going to say something about being up-front. "
我对母亲说：“你得谈谈怎么做到坦率。”
This is a good place to explain that you require a deposit up front, and how much of a deposit you require.
说明你需要事先存款的理由，和你需要存款的数额。
Thierry Henry was isolated up front for France throughout the tournament, and he never really got the support he deserved.
在整个世界杯赛事中，亨利一直被孤立在前场，在法国队他从来没有真正得到他应该得到的支持。
Therefore, make sure production (and any subcontracting) responsibilities are understood up front to avoid this sort of surprise.
因此，请确保生产责任（以及转包）事先都已经清楚了，以免到时候再遇见这种令人惊讶的事情。
because he is prepared to put in a shift up front on his own against some of the best - and toughest - defenders in the world.
因为他一直准备在一些最好的以及最坚韧的防守面前给自己的进攻加速？（意思是展现出更强的冲击力？）
Government customers want to know up-front how much a system will cost.
政府客户想预先知道系统将耗资多少
Since the Web site is likely to expand and change over time, we need to expend some effort up front to make the site easy to maintain.
因为Web网站将会随着时间而扩展和改变，我们需要预先做一些工作以使这个网站容易维护。
Now, can I predict up front how much money you're going to spend?
现在，我能够预言您将花费多少资金了么？
He gave the site this money up front and designated a referee who would tell the sticks each week whether or not he'd met his goal.
他预先将一笔钱支付给了网站，并且指定一名裁判来负责每周通知stickK他是否达到他的目标。
Wayne Rooney was terrific for Man United and with more support up front for him, he might have given Chelsea more problem.
鲁尼表现的非常好，如果能得到中场更多的支持，他会对切尔西造成更大的威胁。
But you'll have 90 days to pay your bill and I'll tell you what. . . I'll also throw in the discount of 10% on your up front deposit.
但你有90天的付款时间，而且我还要告诉你，对你们提前支付的定金额外打九折。
He was like the abusive boyfriend who beat you up and then apologized after promising to pay up front next time. Really.
他就像个有暴力倾向的男朋友，一次次把你打个鼻青脸肿之后又一次次道歉说决不再犯会好好对你。
Since there is no bulky engine up front, the car will also have a very low hood to help improve aerodynamics and give it a bold appearance.
由于没有庞大的发动机了前面，这辆车也将有一个非常低的发动机罩，以帮助改善空气动力学性能，并给它一个大胆的外观。
It's easy to assume nothing about what your users want, and rather, ask a bunch of questions up front to help determine what they want.
对你的用户需要什么不做任何假设是容易的，更容易的是问一堆问题来帮助我们决定用户需要什么？
And if you do all the analysis and design up front, you may be preventing the design from evolving as you know more about the feature.
并且，如果您提前完成了所有分析和设计工作，那么您的设计可能不会随着您对该特性的进一步了解而发生改变。
When in reality, all they're really getting is the money they'll be servicing the bank interest with up front.
实际上，他们确实正在得到钱他们就会服务于银行利息上前线。
Some agencies deduct photography costs from a girl's first appointments or ask her to pay up front.
一些代理行要从女孩第一次接客所得的收入中扣除照片的花费，或者要求她缴纳这笔费用。
In that event, the ability to tell a prospect up-front that you can address their requirements could be a key competitive differentiator.
在那种情况下，预先提出可以满足需求的展望的能力是关键的有竞争力的区分。
uncertainty about whether authorities in Europe are willing to put money up front to rescue Greece from its crippling debt crisis.
不确定在于欧洲官方是否愿意先提前出来拯救希腊的借贷危机。
As you develop new applications you should ensure that you and your entire team are thinking of security up-front.
当您开发一个新的应用时，您要确保您和您的团队首先考虑完全问题。
You don't have to do all of your design up front, but if you don't, then you'll want to leave more flexibility later.
前面你不必须做关于设计的所有的事情，但是如果你不，那么你是想后来失去更多的灵活性。
Labor must also be recruited responsibly, ensuring that workers aren't charged exorbitant up-front fees that they'll never be able to repay.
必须合理雇佣，确保工人未被收取无法还清的过高前期费用。
Seriously, if I could change one thing of SOA, it would be the perceived hit up front.
说实话，要是能改变SOA中的一个事物，我会选择一开始就击中靶心。
I started up front with Carlos Tevez and I remember in the first five minutes I got a ball over the top from Scholesy.
我和特维斯搭档锋线，我记得5分钟的时候就从斯科尔斯那里得到了球。
If I receive a request for qork that uses a technology that I cannot adequately learn in time, I will tell the potential client up front.
如果我接到一份工作，要求使用的技术是我不能及时学好的，我会直接告诉这个潜在客户。
Getting a few goals and a few assists for the lads up front, that's what I'm hoping for.
为球迷们奉献一些进球和助攻，这个是我最想做到的。
Estimating up-front and operational capital needs is one of the toughest challenges for a budding entrepreneur.
对创业新手来说，预估启动和运营资金是最棘手的挑战之一。
One percent of the total principal of a loan, paid up front to the lender and considered separately from the interest.
一笔贷款的总本金的百分之一，预先支付给借出一方，并和利息分开考虑
