プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第4版)の解説
ではな【出▲端】
❶〔出たとたん〕
出はなに雨が降り始めた
As soon as I 「set out [went out], it began to rain.
❷〔し始め〕
出はなをくじかれた
「I was frustrated [My enthusiasm was dampened] at the (very) start.
彼をかつごうという計画は出はなをくじかれた
Our plan to trick him was 「nipped in the bud [checked at the beginning].
マイクの調子が悪く話の出はなをくじかれた
The start of my speech was spoiled by a faulty microphone.
あの人はいつも人の出はなをくじく
He is a wet blanket.／He always throws cold water on others' hopes.