up front (also up-front) CET6

• 1. 

  ADJ If you are up front about something, you act openly or publicly so that people know what you are doing or what you believe. 坦率的 [非正式]

  例：

  You can't help being biased so you may as well be up front about it.

  你阻止不了别人对你的偏见，因此你还不如就大大方方地接受。

• 2. 

  ADV 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. 预付地 [ADV after v]

  例：

  Some companies charge a fee up front, but we don't think that's right.

  一些公司预先收费，但我们不认为这是对的。

• 3. 

  ADJ Up front is also an adjective. 预付的 [ADJ n]

  例：

  The eleven percent loan has no up-front costs.

  11%的那笔贷款没有预付费用。