up front

形容词 adj. 副词 adv.

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Open, honest; tending to disclose information; truthful. idiomatic
    — I will be up front with you: what you are asking may be costly and difficult.
副词 adv.
  1. At the beginning; before anything begins. idiomatic
    — If we settle on the terms of the deal up front there will be much less arguing later.
  2. At the front.
    — If you don't have anything to do up front, help organize the boxes in back.
  3. In attacking positions.
    — But, rather than make a change up front, Hughes shuffled his defence for this match, replacing Carlos Salcido with Baird, in a move which few would have predicted would prove decisive.
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