Adjective:

1. frank and honest;

   "he was upfront about his intentions"
   

upadv.向上；起来；上升；往上prep.向上adj.向上的；上行的n.上升v.上升；增加upasn.[植]尤巴斯树；尤巴斯毒液；毒害

1. But on balance, the incentive to innovate is greater where access is granted more freely, because upfront profits are more valuable.
   但是总的来说，当公司能够更自由地获得许可时，创新的诱惑力更大，因为预付的利益更有价值。

1. Another possible counter-action to sides playing the Direct Ball to targetmen upfront is to get your defenders to Man-mark the intended attacking targets out of the game.
   应对采用直传球到最前面的进攻核心的球队的另一个可能的方法是，让你的后卫去盯住预期的进攻核心，让他们脱离比赛。