1 ADV-GRADED [ADVERB after verb] (指在通常的时间之前)早,提早,提前 Early means before the usual time that a particular event or activity happens. (指在通常的时间之前)早,提早,提前
Early is also an adjective.
2 ADJ-GRADED [ADJ n] 早期的;初期的 Early means near the beginning of a day, week, year, or other period of time. 早期的;初期的
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...in the 1970s and the early 1980s.
在20世纪70年代以及80年代早期
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...a few weeks in early summer.
初夏的几个星期
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She was in her early teens.
她正值豆蔻年华。
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...the early hours of Saturday morning.
星期六一大早
3 ADV-GRADED [ADVERB after verb] (指在原定或预计的时间之前)早,提早,提前 Early means before the time that was arranged or expected. (指在原定或预计的时间之前)早,提早,提前
SYN in good time, beforehand, ahead of schedule, in advance
Early is also an adjective.
4 ADJ-GRADED [ADJ n] (历史时期或事物存续期)早期的,初期的 Early means near the beginning of a period in history, or in the history of something such as the world, a society, or an activity. (历史时期或事物存续期)早期的,初期的
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...the early stages of pregnancy.
怀孕初期
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...Fassbinder's early films.
法斯宾德的早期影片
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...the early days of the occupation.
占领初期
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It's too early to declare his efforts a success.
现在就断言他的努力已经获得成功还为时过早。
5 ADJ-GRADED [ADJ n] (作品、过程等)开始阶段的 Early means near the beginning of something such as a piece of work or a process. (作品、过程等)开始阶段的
SYN first, opening, earliest, initial
6 ADJ-GRADED [ADJ n] (植物)早开花的,早熟的 Early refers to plants which flower or crop before or at the beginning of the main season. (植物)早开花的,早熟的
7 ADJ-GRADED [ADJ n] (传闻、迹象等)最早的,最初的 Early reports or indications of something are the first reports or indications about it. (传闻、迹象等)最早的,最初的 [formal]
8 PHRASE 早在 You can use as early as to emphasize that a particular time or period is surprisingly early. 早在 [emphasis]
9 PHRASE 言之过早;为时尚早 If you say about something that might be true that it is early days, you mean that it is too soon for you to be completely sure about it. 言之过早;为时尚早 [informal]
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The chances of Francis eventually becoming manager of England are perhaps higher. It is early days, of course, and he has yet to win anything.
弗朗西斯最终成为英格兰队主教练的几率可能更高。当然,现在这样说为时尚早,他还没赢过呢。
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