up-front

基本解释

This is a skill that can be learned, it just needs a little "detective" work up-front!
这是一个能够被学习的技能，它所需要的只是一点点在前锋位置的“侦查”工作。
Therefore, any potential higher, up-front costs are more easily recovered over the duration of a project (see Sidebar).
因此，在项目过程中，任何可能更高的、预先的成本都更容易回收（参见工具条）。
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.
这个新的报价与之前两个报价一起提出来是为了让你始终强调你的优先考虑，同时也给了对方公平交易的机会——延期付款的条件。

So, the guys up front are going--the younger you are, chances are you're going to be more physically strong than older guys.
前排是较年轻的人,比老年人更加强健,就更有机会站到前排
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- 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.
然后你声明一个float类型f，再赋值-,让我向上为你们回滚到-,给出了GetFloat的返回值。
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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.