我一开始就明确表达了我的观点。

I made my views clear ___at ___the ___outset.

我们从一开始就知道我们不太可能赢。

We knew ___from ___the ___outset that we were unlikely to win.

从一开始我就不喜欢那家酒店。

___From ___the ___outset I hadn't liked that hotel.