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| 1 | before the usual or expected time 早；提早；提前 |
| I don’ t get up very early. 我起床不是特别早。 |
| The flight arrived ten minutes early. 班机提早了10分钟到达。 |
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| 2 | near the beginning of a period of time 在早期；在初期 |
| Let’ s meet again early next week. 我们下周初再见面吧。 |
| +in These simple plants appeared very early in the history of life on Earth. 这些简单的植物在地球生命史的初期就出现了。 |
| | 2a | near the beginning of someone’ s life 在（某人的）早年 | | His genius as a musician was shown very early. 他作为音乐家的天赋在早年就表现出来了。 | | +in She was widowed very early in life. 她在很年轻的时候就成了寡妇。 | |
| | 2b | near the beginning of an event or activity 在（事情、活动的）初期（阶段） | | +in It’ s best not to rush things this early in your career. 在你事业还处于这么初期的时候，最好不要仓促行事。 | |
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| 3 | near the beginning of a piece of writing 在（文章的）开头部分 |
| +in This point was discussed earlier in the chapter. 这一点在本章节的开头部分已经讨论了。 |
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| 4 | soon enough to avoid problems 及早 |
| If we begin the treatment early, we have a better chance of success. 如果我们及早开始治疗的话，我们成功的机会就更大。 |
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| - | early on
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| in the early part of a process or activity |
| 在初期；在开始不久 |
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| Mr Wood decided quite early on that he was not right for the job. 伍德先生很早就认定自己不适合这个工作。 |
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