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🔑 earlyBrE /ˈɜːli/NAmE /ˈɜːrli/ adjective (earl·ier, earli·est) 🔑 near the beginning of a period of time, an event etc. 早期的；初期的；早先的◆the early morning 清晨◆my earliest memories 我最早的记忆◆The project is still in the early stages. 这个项目仍处于初期阶段。◆the early 1990s 20 世纪 90 年代初◆in the early days of space exploration (= when it was just beginning) 在太空探索初期◆The earliest possible date I can make it is the third. 我最早也要到三号才有时间出席。◆He's in his early twenties. 他二十出头。◆Mozart's early works (= those written at the beginning of his career) 莫扎特的早期作品◆Early booking is essential, as space is limited. 座位有限，务必早日预订。🔑 arriving, or done before the usual, expected or planned time 早到的；提前的；提早的◆You're early! I wasn't expecting you till seven. 你来得真早！我还以为你七点钟才能到呢。◆The bus was ten minutes early. 公共汽车早到了十分钟。◆an early breakfast 很早的早餐◆Let's make an early start tomorrow. 咱们明天一早就出发吧。◆She's an early riser (= she gets up early in the morning). 她是个习惯于早起的人。◆He learnt to play the piano at an early age. 他早年就学会了弹钢琴。◆early potatoes (= that are ready to eat at the beginning of the season) 早下来的土豆 OPP late ▸ earli·ness BrE /ˈɜːlinəs/NAmE /ˈɜːrlinəs/ noun [U]  ●an ˈearly bird(humorous) a person who gets up, arrives, etc. very early 早起者；早到者；赶早者；捷足先登者●at your earliest conˈvenience(business 商业) as soon as possible 尽早；尽快◆Please telephone at your earliest convenience. 请尽早打电话。●the ˌearly bird catches the ˈworm(saying) the person who takes the opportunity to do sth before other people will have an advantage over them 捷足先登；捷足先得●it's early ˈdays (yet)(BrE) used to say that it is too soon to be sure how a situation will develop 为时尚早；言之过早●bright and ˈearlyvery early in the morning 大清早◆You're up bright and early today! 你今天起得很早啊！●the ˈsmall/ˈearly hours(also especially ScotE the wee small ˈhours, also especially NAmEthe wee ˈhours) the period of time very early in the morning, soon after midnight 午夜刚过的一段时间；凌晨时分◆We worked well into the small hours. 我们一直工作到了午夜之后。◆The fighting began in the early hours of Saturday morning. 战斗在星期六凌晨打响了。●have an early/a late ˈnightto go to bed earlier or later than usual 比平时睡得早/晚◆I've had a lot of late nights recently. 最近我常常睡得很晚。 🔑 earlyBrE /ˈɜːli/NAmE /ˈɜːrli/ adverb (earl·ier, earli·est) 🔑 near the beginning of a period of time, an event, a piece of work, etc. 在早期；在初期；在开始阶段◆early in the week/year/season/morning 一周开始时；年初；季度初；一大早◆The best rooms go to those who book earliest. 最早预订者可得最好的房间。◆We arrived early the next day. 我们第二天很早就到达了。◆He started writing music as early as 1989. 他早在 1989 年就开始作曲了。 OPP late 🔑 before the usual, expected or planned time 提早；提前◆The bus came five minutes early. 公共汽车早到了五分钟。◆I woke up early this morning. 我今天早上醒得早。◆The baby arrived earlier than expected. 婴儿早产了。 OPP late 🔑 earlier before the present time or the time mentioned 先前；早些时候；…之前◆As I mentioned earlier… 正如我先前所提到的…◆a week earlier 一周前◆She had seen him earlier in the day. 她在那天早些时候已见过他。 OPP later ●early ˈon 🔑at an early stage of a situation, relationship, period of time, etc. 在初期；在开始阶段；早先◆I knew quite early on that I wanted to marry her. 我老早就知道我想娶她。 |