1.at the outset 開始時，起初
例句：At the outset, it looked like a nice day.
開始的時候,天看上去很晴朗。
2.at the peak of 在...頂峰期，在...高峰時期
例句：She's at the peak of her career.
她正處於她事業(yè)的頂峰.
3.at the sacrifice of 以犧牲...為代價
例句：Mr. Hart got a lot of money at the sacrifice of his friends.
哈特先生犧牲他的朋友以獲得巨款。
4.at the suggestion of 根據(jù)...的建議
例句：At the suggestion of my uncle Tom I decided to try my luck as a bus driver.
根據(jù)我叔叔湯姆的建議，我決定去做公共汽車司機，碰碰運氣。
5.at will 隨意，任意
例句：He told us that we could wander around at will.
他告訴我們說我們可以任意閑逛。
6.atone for （為了過錯等）進行彌補，進行補償
例句：Nothing could atone for the loss of good blood.
沒有什么能補償優(yōu)良血統(tǒng)的喪失。