earlier 详细解释

earlier

['ə:liə]

adj. 早的, 初期的
adv. 更早地

词义辨析

同义参见:

before  back  ago  former  prior  previous  

反义:

a.较早的

later  

英英释义

形容词 earlier:

(comparative and superlative of `early') more early than; most early

同义词:earliest

形容词 early:

at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

同义词:early

being or occurring at an early stage of development

同义词:early

belonging to the distant past

同义词:early, former, other

very young

同义词:early

of an early stage in the development of a language or literature

同义词:early

expected in the near future

同义词:early

副词 earlier:

earlier in time; previously

同义词:before

comparatives of `soon' or `early'

同义词:sooner

before now

同义词:in the first place, in the beginning, to begin with, originally

补充

earlierearlieradj.,adv.1.早的[地],初期的[地]

例句

1. 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。 2. 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。 3. 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。 4. a letter which he had written at an earlier date他之前写的一封信 5. The match has been moved to an earlier time.比赛的时间已经提前了。 6. I ought to get up earlier.我应该早一些起床。 7. I can't come any earlier.我没办法来得再早了。 8. She left earlier than us.她比我们早离开。 9. Here's one I made earlier.这是我之前做的一个。 10. I saw him earlier.我以前见过他。 11. political reforms announced earlier this year今年早些时候宣布的政治改革 12. 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。