单词 | early |
释义 | early¹ 1.(ahead of time)+ arrival, departure提前的;提早的;+ death早的;bus, train, plane +提前抵达的 Because of the early arrival of our flight, we had to wait a while at the airport before we were collected.因为我们的航班提前到达了, 我们只得在机场等了一会儿才有人接我们。 We decided to have an early lunch.我们决定早点儿吃午餐。 to be early person +早到;提前;提早 You're ten minutes early.你提早了10分钟。 to be early for sth提前去…;提早去… She was half an hour early for her next appointment.她提前了半个小时赶到了下一场约会的地点。 2.(during the day)早班的;早的 to take an early trainorto catch an early train坐早班火车 I caught an early train this morning.我今天早上坐了一列早班车。 early morning/afternoon/evening清早/午后/傍晚 an early morning phone call清早的一通电话 The service takes place in the early afternoon.礼拜仪式在午后举行。 at an early hour在很早的时候 The shops put up their metal gratings at an early hour.商店早早地就挂上金属栅板打烊了。 Even at such an early hour the place was busy.还这么早, 这个地方就开始繁忙了。 the early hours of the morning清晨 They didn't come home until the early hours of the morning.他们直到清晨才回到了家。 to have an early night早睡 There was nothing on the television, so I decided to have an early night.电视节目没什么可看的, 所以我决定早睡。 an early start早起 John's idea of an early start is being up by half past ten.约翰所谓的早起就是在10点半起床。 to make an early start早点儿动身;尽早出发 I wanted to make an early start to avoid the morning rush hour.我想早点儿动身, 以避开早高峰。 3.(first, close to the beginning)+ stage, sign, work, film, Christians, settlers早期的;初期的 the early stages of pregnancy妊娠初期 a few weeks in early summer初夏的几周 Shakespeare's early works莎士比亚的早期作品 the book's early chapters这本书的前几章 He spent his early career in the army.他职业生涯的早期是在军队度过的。 the problems faced by early settlers早期定居者所面临的问题 in the early 1980s在20世纪80年代早期 She's in her early forties.她40岁出头。 sb's early years某人的早年 Ryder spent her early years living on a commune without electricity.赖德在一个没有电的公社里度过了她的早年。 the early years最初的几年 We struggled in the early years and were left behind a little bit.我们在最初的几年很吃力, 有点落后。 the early days早期;初期 in the early days在早期;在最初 in the early days of sth在…早期;在…初期 in the early days of his retirement在他退休伊始 4.(prompt)+ reply不久的;很快的 We look forward to your early reply.我们盼望早日得到您的答复。 5.【植】早熟的;早开花的 6.it is early days<非正式>言之过早;为时尚早 We think we see signs of an upturn, but it's early days yet, of course.我们认为我们看到了好转的迹象, 但当然现在还言之过早。 early²1.(ahead of time)arrive, come +提早;提前 The first snow came a month earlier than usual.第一场雪比以往提前了一个月。 I came early to get a good seat.我提早来以便占一个好位置。 The Smartts arrived thirty minutes early.斯马特一家人提前半个小时抵达了。 to go to bed early早睡 Why do we have to go to bed so early?我们为什么得这么早上床睡觉呢? 2.(at an early hour)早一些;早地 The milk is delivered early.牛奶很早就送到了。 early flowering shrubs早花灌木 I have to get up early.我得早点起床。 early this morning今天清晨 The incident happened early this morning before most people were awake.这次事件发生在今天清晨, 大多数人还没醒来。 early in the morning清晨 They get up early in the morning, before it gets hot.他们在清晨天还不热的时候就起床了。 early next week下周初 We'll hope to see you some time early next week.我们盼望能在下周初见到你。 early in sth (at the start of)+ season, game, year…之初;…刚开始时 an incident which occurred early in the game比赛刚开始时发生的一件事 early in the season季节之初 early in the spring初春 early in the 19th century19世纪早期 early on (at an early stage)初期;早期 Liverpool scored early on and never looked like being beaten.利物浦队早早取得了进球, 看起来胜券在握。 early on in sth在…刚开始不久 He was injured early on in the match.他在比赛开始不久就受了伤。 Early on in the book, it becomes apparent that John Devenish is not all he seems to be.在这本书的开始部分, 约翰•德夫尼什显然与他平时的形象判若两人。 3.(soon)不久;很快地 Live music at weekends. Book early.周末有现场音乐表演。请及早订票。 it's too early to do sth做…为时尚早 It's too early to declare his efforts a success.现在宣布他的工作取得成功还为时尚早。 as early as sth最早在… Inflation could fall back to single figures as early as this week.通货膨胀率最早有可能在本周就回落至个位数。 |
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