upfront

adj. 在前面的, 预付的, 直率的
adv 在前面, 在最前面

a.

1. 【口】直率的; 坦白的

I like her, she is really an upfront lady.

我喜欢她, 她实在是一位坦率的女士。

She's very upfront.

她很率直。

2. 预付的

upfront payment

预付款

upfront cash

预付的现金

upfront

1. at the front; in front
   在前面
   he can play up front or in defence.
   他可以突前进攻或者退守。
   
2. (of a payment) in advance
   （报酬）预付，先期地
   

1. bold, honest, and frank
   诚实坦率的
   he'd been upfront about his intentions.
   他对自己的意图始终很坦诚。
   
2. [attrib.](of a payment) made in advance
   （报酬）预付的，先期的
   
3. (chiefly US)at the front or the most prominent position
   (主美)在最前（或最突出）位置的
   a literary weekly with an upfront section modelled on the New Yorker.
   一份文学周刊其醒目位置栏目仿自《纽约客》。
   

upfront

形容词 upfront:

frank and honest

upfront

■Martin Fowler : I think there's still room for some upfront design, but not a lot.People like Kent Beck and Ron Jeffries say it is eliminated.In a way they are right;

'''马丁'''：人们之所以采用计划型设计，是因为他们认为改动代码是件很麻烦的事情。

■n Capelli New York is known in the accessories industry for its conviction in taking an inventory position upfront in a category or specific item it believes in.

n全球范围内拥有5000多名员工的吉美艾公司，在亚洲已先后于上海、香港、广州、义乌、厦门和新德里设立了采购和销售中心；

■From the technical point of view, Paloschi is a modern attacker who knows how to play upfront on his own.

“从技术角度来看，帕洛斯齐是一名典型的现代前锋，他知道如何向前突破。

■Some parents feel they should be told upfront which children are not immunized, however, many mothers say it isnt anybody elses business and labeling is both unnecessary and unconstitutional.

一些家长觉得应该告知他们那些孩子未接受免疫，可是，一些母亲却说别人没有义务告知，并且，告知本身既多余又违法。

■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。

■upfront and ongoing disclosure requirements

一次及持续资料披露要求

■Above: Ximen Circle during the 1960s. The building upfront is now a movie theater in front of a MRT station.

上图：1960年前的西门町圆环，现在是捷运出口的真善美戏院。

■In the second half Milan did not give up, on the contrary scored more goals: careful in defence, clinical upfront, the Milan players scored three goals to the Argentinean side and won the top spot.

下半时米兰没有放弃，而且取得了更多进球：防守谨慎消息，进攻犀利无比，米兰球员又三度攻破阿根廷对手的大门。

■Whatever the decision, make sure the end result is worth the upfront time, thinking, effort, energy and investment.

不管有什么决定,最终的结果都要保证前面所花费的时间努力和投资是值得的.

■To update software by updating one assembly at a time, you need to do some upfront work so that your first installation contains the necessary information to support upgrades.

为了通过一次更新一个程序集的方式来更新软件，你需要做一些前期工作。那样的话，你的第一个安装的程序需要包含支持更新所需要的必须的信息。

■To secure the exclusive right for Bayer to test the Compounds for nine months, BAYER will pay CAS twenty five thousand EURO upfront within thirty days after this agreement is signed.

为确保Bayer公司九个月测试化合物的专有权力，Bayer公司将于本协议签署后的三十天内事先支付给CAS公司二万五千欧元。

■Coach Christoph Daum has built the side around four Brazilian players: Fabio Luciano in defence, Marco Aurelio in the centre, playmaker Alex and Nobre upfront.

主教练道姆已经围绕四名巴西球员将球队打造成型：后防线上的法比奥.卢西亚诺，中场的马尔科.奥雷利奥，前腰阿莱克斯和前锋线上的诺布雷。

■The hot topic ahead of this year's upfront is whether a return to single-sponsorship of TV programs offers the key to cutting through the clutter to reach consumers.

今年预销售之前的热门话题是电视节目独家赞助的回归是否可以成为突破消费者广告混淆局面的关键。

■Involve your external auditor upfront in the process.

从头开始请外审审计师参与。

■He's been upfront about his intentions since the beginning.

他从一开始就明白说出了他的意图。

■But on balance, the incentive to innovate is greater where access is granted more freely, because upfront profits are more valuable.

但是总的来说，当公司能够更自由地获得许可时，创新的诱惑力更大，因为预付的利益更有价值。

■But let's save the wrong stuff till the end; the upfront message is more than 90 minutes of gushy joy, of old-time movie pleasures.

但，让我们将那些荒谬的内容留到最后来说；最先的消息说那会是超过九十分钟的煽情愉悦和不落窠臼的观影乐事。

■Use of wireless technologies as the Ethernet physical media increases industrial Ethernet connectivity and flexibility, often with a substantial upfront and lifetime cost savings.

使用以太网物理介质的无线技术增加了工业以太网的连接性和灵活性，通常具有前期和生命周期内的成本节省。

■Revitalizing old oil and gas fields requires a large upfront investment, and the companies wanted contracts that gave them a chance for a good return.

修复原有的石油和天然气田需要高额的前期投资，外国石油公司希望合约能给它们带来良好的回报。

■A Will Smith or a Johnny Depp gets an upfront $20m, and then 20% of gross receipts when a film brings in more than $100m.

像威尔·史密斯和强尼·戴普这样的演员片酬高达2000万美元，除此之外，如果票房超过1亿，还要从中抽头20%。

■Upfront investment may be needed at least 100 million yuan more than the result may be all dissatisfied with the prototype, pilot;

先期投资可能至少需要1亿元人民币以上，结果可能只是人人都不满意的原型机、试验机；

■Upfront tropical, ripe pineapple and peach aromas, are completed by a long, crisp aftertaste, creating a delightfully accessible wine.

入口有菠萝和桃子的香味，余味持久清冽，是一款易于接受的葡萄酒。

■Capelli New York is known in the acce ories industry for its conviction in taking an inventory position upfront in a category or ecific item it believes in.

全球范围内拥有5000多名员工的吉美艾公司，在亚洲已先后于上海、香港、广州、义乌、厦门和新德里设立了采购和销售中心；

■Rich, ripe blackberry and plum flavours.Fresh and luscious with lenty of upfront flavour and persistence.

具有浓郁的成熟黑莓和李子的香味，清新、甜美，且回味悠长。

■It is rarely possible to create upfront, unchanging, and detailed specifications.

几乎不可能创建提前的、不变的和详细的规范。

■The stimulus package allows firms to convert the tax break into upfront payments.

刺激方案允许公司把缴税额转为预付款。

■Upfront costs make them too expensive for most general lighting applications, but experts expect that to change over the next five years as prices come down and efficiencies go up.

前期成本过高使得他们无法用于最普通的照明电器上，但是专家估计再有五年价格降低功效增加，这个会改善的。

■Power of Choice programs provide packagers with a wide variety of options for acquiring new and like-new adhesive dispensing equipment without an upfront capital expenditure.

功率的选择方案提供包装各种各样的办法获取新的和喜欢的新胶配药设备，前期资本支出。

■Northern Rhone style typically shows more pepper and leather notes, with less upfront fruit.

北部罗纳作风，通常显示更多的胡椒和皮革注意到，与少的前期成果。

■Speaking of “retainer”: Do not be afraid to charge new clients upfront.

十六、关于订金方面：不要怕向新客户收取订金。

■They have quick players upfront like Acquafresca and Foggia and their main characteristic is the vivacity.

卡利亚里队中有一些速度很快的球员，比如阿夸弗雷斯卡和福贾，他们的主要特点就是很有生气。”

■They could also sell products to distributors at a lower upfront price rather than a higher one with a rebate (a common practice).

厂商可以减少投产准备时间。他们也不必给回扣（行业常规）而直接调低价格。

■In addition, the size of the upfront capital commitment in real estate investing makes di-versification within the asset class difficult to achieve.

另外，由于得先垫出一大笔资金，也就很难做到分散投资。

■In addition, the size of the upfront capital commitment in real estate investing makes di-versification within the asset class difficult to achieve. The real estate investor has the bulk of his investments locked into a few properties.

另外，由于得先垫出一大笔资金，也就很难做到分散投资。少数 几个房地产就能把投资者的大部分资金套牢，从这个角度看，房地产投资可说是高风险的。

■In addition,the size of the upfront capital commitment in real estate investing makes di-versification within the asset class difficult to achieve. The real estate investor has the bulk of his investments locked into a few properties.

另外，由于得先垫出一大笔资金，也就很难做到分散投资。少数几个房地产就能把投资者的大部分资金套牢，从这个角度看，房地产投资可说是高风险的。

■Capelli New York is known in the accessories industry for its conviction in taking an inventory position upfront in a category or specific item it believes in.

吉美艾公司,1990年成立于美国纽约,发展至今已成为所在行业中端市场内迅速成长的佼佼者。

■Congress would have to do it, but it might be an easy sell because it doesn't cost any money upfront.

国会必须去做，但它可能是一笔容易的出售，因为它事先不花任何钱。

■This last change was important since the Galician squad won more presence upfront.

在中场，Juan Rodriguez和Duscher阻挡住了对手所有的进攻。

■Mr Bush has been more upfront than Johnson about deferring these costs from the current budget but the consequences for both could be equally dire.

在把这些成本延后计算、不纳入目前的预算案方面，布什的做法尤甚于当时的约翰逊，但是两者产生的后果可能同样可怕。

■Didier Deschamps is taking advantage of this situation as he tried the trident of Del Piero, Bojinov and Zalayeta upfront during the latest training session and might use it in their next home match against Hellas Verona in Serie B.

在最新的训练中，德尚在前锋的位置上排出了皮耶罗、季诺夫、拉耶塔的三叉戟组合，这种阵型估计会在意乙联赛第15轮主场迎战维罗纳的时候使用。

■Beretta also replaced Esposito with Antunes in defence, while upfront the Lecce tactician put his faith in Cacia as partner to Tiribocchi.

在防线上，贝雷塔用安图内斯取代埃斯波西托首发登场，在锋线上则是卡恰和蒂里博基搭档。

■Headroom and legroom upfront is ample, however in the rear due to the sunroof, which comes standard on the premium grade, headroom space is at a premium.

头部和腿部空间前期充分的，但是在后方由于天窗，这是标准的优质等级，余量空间变得异常珍贵。

■She's very upfront.

她很率直。

■Bobby Donnell: We'll look bad if we hide things. Let's just be upfront about everything.

如果我们想隐藏些什么会输得很难看,让我们直面这一切吧。

■Accommodative Financial Services charges no fees upfront, they want to make their service affordable to you as their client.

宽松的金融服务收费不收费的前期，他们希望使他们负担得起的服务，以你为他们的客户。

■There is more "on the line" with those we care about and therefore we may avoid facing the emotional ramifications of being upfront.

对于那些在乎的人们，你们有更多”处于风险中“，所以我们也许去回避在直截了当中的情绪影响。

■For MU, there were no upfront risks or cash outlays.

对摩托罗拉大学而言,没有风险或现金费用。

■to be upfront about sth

对某事很坦率

■There will be an upfront fee of 4%.

将收取 4% 的预付费。

■In addition, the size of the upfront capital commitment in realestate investing makes di-versification within the asset class difficult to achieve.

少数几个房地产就能把投资者的大部分资金套牢，从这个角度看，房地产投资可说是高风险的。