1 (early的比较级) Earlier is the comparative of early. (early的比较级)
2 ADV-COMPAR [ADVERB with verb] 早些时候;先前;之前 Earlier is used to refer to a point or period in time before the present or before the one you are talking about. 早些时候;先前;之前
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As mentioned earlier, the University supplements this information with an interview.
如前所述,大学将通过面试对这一信息进行补充。
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Earlier, it had been hoped to use the indoor track.
之前曾经希望能使用室内跑道。
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...political reforms announced by the President earlier this year.
总统于今年早些时候宣布的政治改革
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Many years earlier, Grundy had given The Beatles their first television break.
多年以前,格伦迪给了甲壳虫乐队第一次在电视上亮相的机会。
Earlier is also an adjective.
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