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ear.lyH5V:7li, $5V:r-adj. adv-ier, -iest near the beginning of (a period of time), or before the usual, expected or planned time早;初期的If you finish early (= before the end of the allowed time) you can go home.如果你早完成，就可以回家。I like arriving/being a little early for interviews.我面试时喜欢早到一点。The team captain scored two wonderful goals early (on) in the game.比赛刚开始不久，队长便踢进了2个精彩的球。I hate having to get up too early (in the morning).我讨厌早上得过早起床。You should drive very early in the morning, to avoid the traffic.你应该早上早点开车，以便避开交通高峰。We left in the early hours (= early in the day) of the 29th of June, before dawn.我们6月29日一大早就离开了，那时天还没亮。I'm going to have/get an early night (=go to sleep before my usual time).我想早点睡觉。She was a poet living in the early fifteenth century.她是生活在15世纪早期的诗人。(fml) Ms Perkin learned to read at the early age of three.珀金小姐才三岁便学着读书识字了。It's rather early to be sowing carrot seeds, isn't it?播葫萝卜的种子还太早了，是吗? [+to infinitive]Your daughter seems to have recovered but it's a bit too early to be absolutely sure.你女儿好像已经康复，不过有点快得令人难以置信。Mercedes were pioneers during the early days/years (= the beginning time) of car manufacture.梅塞德斯牌汽车是汽车制造业早年的先驱。(fml) I think an early decision (= a decision made without delay) would be wise.我想早作决定是明智的。These are some of my early (=first) attempts at sculpture.这些是我最初试作的一些雕塑。Early flowers and vegetables are ones that are ready before ordinary ones.早熟的鲜花或蔬菜Clarke took the lead as early as (= at the surprisingly soon time of) the fourth minute.克拉克极快地拿起了牵狗的皮带。(Br) Although we've lost the first match, it's early days (= a lot might still happen or change) and I think we can still win the competition.尽管我们输了第一场比赛，但形势如何发展还很难预料，我想我们还是能赢得整个赛事。Sometimes I feel my children are going to drive/send me to an early grave (= cause me a lot of worry and annoyance).有时候我觉得我的孩子会把我早早地送进坟墓。(Am) Early Childhood Education (abbreviation ECE) is the study of the education of children from two to seven years of age.(美国的)幼儿教育She has a Masters in Early Childhood Education.她获得了幼儿教育的硕士学位。Esp. in Britain in the past, early-closing day was the one day in the middle of the week when most shops closed very early in the afternoon.早休日(指旧时英国多数商店在每周中有一天下午提早停止营业)Early music is Western music of the Middle Ages or RENAISSANCE, written before about 1600.早期音乐(中世纪或文艺复兴时期的早期音乐)an expert on early music早期音乐的专家an early-music consort/orchestra早期音乐合唱队/管弦乐队An early warning system is a military system of RADAR stations intended to give a warning as soon as enemy aircraft or bombs approach.预警系统(saying)'Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise' means that you will be well, successful and intelligent if you get enough sleep and start work early in the day.谚）睡得早，起得早，富裕、聪明、身体好。(humorous) An early bird is a person who gets up or arrives early.幽默）早到或早起的人(saying) 'The early bird gets/catches the worm'means the person who gets up early or arrives first is the one who is successful.谚）捷足者先登 ☆ LATE , LATE
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