up-front

基本解釋

This is a skill that can be learned, it just needs a little "detective" work up-front!
這是一個能夠被學(xué)習(xí)的技能，它所需要的只是一點點在前鋒位置的“偵查”工作。
Therefore, any potential higher, up-front costs are more easily recovered over the duration of a project (see Sidebar).
因此，在項目過程中，任何可能更高的、預(yù)先的成本都更容易回收（參見工具條）。
This offer, extended in conjunction with two offers with up-front payment, lets you remain focused on your top priority, while showing the other side the tradeoffs required for extended payment terms.
這個新的報價與之前兩個報價一起提出來是為了讓你始終強(qiáng)調(diào)你的優(yōu)先考慮，同時也給了對方公平交易的機(jī)會——延期付款的條件。

So, the guys up front are going--the younger you are, chances are you're going to be more physically strong than older guys.
前排是較年輕的人,比老年人更加強(qiáng)健,就更有機(jī)會站到前排
耶魯公開課 - 古希臘歷史簡介課程節(jié)選
- Then you declare a float called f and then assign it -- -- let me scroll up for the folks in front -- that give return value of GetFloat.
然后你聲明一個float類型f，再賦值-,讓我向上為你們回滾到-,給出了GetFloat的返回值。
哈佛公開課 - 計算機(jī)科學(xué)課程節(jié)選

Up-front schema design is a poor fit in a world where data requirements are fluid.
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Instead, have a frank, open, and an up-front discussion about your preferences, expectations, and policies.
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If you are up front about something, you act openly or publicly so that people know what you are doing or what you believe.
If a payment is made up front, it is made in advance and openly, so that the person being paid can see that the money is there.
Up front is also an adjective.