up-front

柯林斯词典

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]
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]
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]
The eleven percent loan has no up-front costs. 11%的那笔贷款没有预付费用。