This was agreed at an earlier meeting.这一点在之前的一次会议上就已经达成一致了。

The story isn't in earlier editions of the papers.这件事在前几期的报纸上并未见报道。

Earlier reports of gunshots have not been confirmed.早前有关枪击的那些报道尚未得到证实。

a letter which he had written at an earlier date他之前写的一封信

The match has been moved to an earlier time.比赛的时间已经提前了。

I ought to get up earlier.我应该早一些起床。

I can't come any earlier.我没办法来得再早了。

She left earlier than us.她比我们早离开。

Here's one I made earlier.这是我之前做的一个。

I saw him earlier.我以前见过他。

political reforms announced earlier this year今年早些时候宣布的政治改革

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。