early

['ə:li]

adv.早
adj.早

a.

1. 早的; 提早的; 早产的, 早熟的

They were much earlier than I expected.

他们比我期待的早多了。

We had an early dinner today.

今天我们晚餐吃得早。

2. 早期的, 早先的, 在前的

In his early years, he was a keen basketball player.

他早年热衷于打篮球。

3. 不久的, 很快的[Z][B]

We look forward to an early reply.

我们期望早日得到答复。

ad.

1. 早; 提早

Please come to see me early tomorrow morning.

请明天一早来见我。

Please come early.

请早点来。

2. 在开始阶段, 在初期

词形变化

形容词比较级: earlier | 形容词最高级: earliest | 名词: earliness |

词义辨析

同义:

ad.从前

beforetime  in advance  back  long ago  in the past  

同义参见:

advanced  forward or forwards  premature  

反义:

a.早的

late  

英英释义

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

being or occurring at an early stage of development

belonging to the distant past

同义词：former, other

very young

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

expected in the near future

副词 early:

during an early stage

同义词：early on

before the usual time or the time expected

同义词：ahead of time, too soon

in good time

同义词：betimes

短语词组

at the earliest

1. 最早

We will give you a reply on Friday at the earliest.

我们最早在星期五给你答复。

earlier on

1. 在早期; 早先

She developed a musical interest earlier on.

她在早年就对音乐产生了兴趣。

补充

earlyearly英:[ˈə:li] 美:[ˈɚli]adj.1.早的, 提早的He is an early riser.他惯于早起。2.早期的; 清早的; 早年的3.早日的, 及早的Please reply at your earliest convenience.请在您方便时尽早答复。adv.1.早; 先Sorry, I can't be here so early.对不起, 我不能那么早到这里。2.在初期, 在早期Man early discovered the use of fire.古时候人们就发现了火的用途。

例句

1. 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。 2. We decided to have an early lunch.我们决定早点儿吃午餐。 3. You're ten minutes early.你提早了10分钟。 4. 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。 5. I caught an early train this morning.我今天早上坐了一列早班车。 6. an early morning phone call清早的一通电话 7. The service takes place in the early afternoon.礼拜仪式在午后举行。 8. 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。 9. Even at such an early hour the place was busy.还这么早, 这个地方就开始繁忙了。 10. They didn't come home until the early hours of the morning.他们直到清晨才回到了家。 11. 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。 12. 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。 13. 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。 14. a few weeks in early summer初夏的几周 15. Shakespeare's early works莎士比亚的早期作品 16. the book's early chapters这本书的前几章 17. He spent his early career in the army.他职业生涯的早期是在军队度过的。 18. the problems faced by early settlers早期定居者所面临的问题 19. in the early 1980s在20世纪80年代早期 20. She's in her early forties.她40岁出头。 21. 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。 22. 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。 23. in the early days of his retirement在他退休伊始 24. We look forward to your early reply.我们盼望早日得到您的答复。 25. 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。 26. The first snow came a month earlier than usual.第一场雪比以往提前了一个月。 27. I came early to get a good seat.我提早来以便占一个好位置。 28. The Smartts arrived thirty minutes early.斯马特一家人提前半个小时抵达了。 29. Why do we have to go to bed so early?我们为什么得这么早上床睡觉呢？ 30. The milk is delivered early.牛奶很早就送到了。 31. early flowering shrubs早花灌木 32. I have to get up early.我得早点起床。 33. 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。 34. 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。 35. We'll hope to see you some time early next week.我们盼望能在下周初见到你。 36. an incident which occurred early in the game比赛刚开始时发生的一件事 37. early in the season季节之初 38. early in the spring初春 39. early in the 19th century19世纪早期 40. 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。 41. He was injured early on in the match.他在比赛开始不久就受了伤。 42. 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。 43. Live music at weekends. Book early.周末有现场音乐表演。请及早订票。 44. 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。 45. 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。 46. we ate an early lunch.我们吃了一顿提前的午饭。 47. early potatoes.早熟马铃薯。 48. an early goal secured victory.开场后不久的一记进球奠定了比赛胜局。 49. early Impressionism.早期印象主义。 50. the earlier chapters of the book.这本书的前几章。 51. I was planning to finish work early today.我原本打算今天提早完成工作。 52. we lost a couple of games early in the season.我们在赛季开始时输了几场。 53. you met my husband earlier.你之前见过我的丈夫。 54. she is on earlies.她在上早班。 55. you should try to wind up their star player early doors.你应该一开始就设法使对方明星队员处于高度紧张状态。 56. he worked himself into an early grave.他因过度工作而早逝。 57. they discovered early on that the published data were wrong.他们早就发现所公布的数据是错的。 58. it's still early days for the initiative.现在采取主动为时尚早。 59. I have to get up early on weekday mornings.星期一到星期五，我每天都要早起床。 60. I think John's in his early twenties.我认为约翰才二十出头。 61. The project is still in its early stages.计划仍在初步阶段。 62. She arrived five minutes early for her interview.她为了面试早到了五分钟。 63. I can repair it by Friday at the earliest.我最早也要星期五才能修理好。 64. He achieved fame early on in his career.他出道不久就成名了。 65. early in his career he moved to the city.他在事业起步的时候搬到了这座城市。 66. a word first recorded early in the 17th century于17世纪初首次被记载下来的单词 67. They were trailing by a touchdown early in the fourth quarter.第四节开始时，他们落后一次达阵。 68. We learned early [=early on] not to question his decisions.我们早就学会了不去质疑他的决定。 69. The package should be arriving early next week.包裹应该在下周初送到。 70. She arrived early to help with the preparations.她提前到达帮助做些准备工作。 71. I got up early to finish packing.我提前起床打好包。 72. I got up bright and early. [=very early]我一大早就起床了。 73. The reasons were obvious early on [=early] in the experiment.实验初期，原因就显而易见了。 74. "early on, the project was in trouble."这个项目在初期碰到了麻烦。 75. early morning清晨 76. the early 20th century*20世纪初 77. He is in his early thirties. [=he is about 31 or 32 years old]他三十岁出头。 78. She works the early shift. [=the shift that is in the early part of the day]她上早班。 79. It was still early (in the morning) when she got out of bed.她起床时天色还早。 80. the early symptoms of the disease这种疾病的早期症状 81. the composer's early works [=works created at the beginning of the composer's career]这位作曲家的早期作品 82. The early part of the book is better than the later part.这本书前面比后面写得好 83. We had an early spring this year.今年的春天来得早。 84. an early bedtime提早的就寝时间 85. We're early. The show doesn't start for half an hour.我们来早了。演出半小时后才开始。 86. I've always been an early riser.我一贯是个早起的人。 87. My daughter was an early reader. [=she learned to read at a young age]我女儿很小就开始阅读了。 88. "Things haven't gone well so far, but it's early days yet."到目前为止，事情进行得并不顺利，但是现在下结论还为时过早。 89. We want to make an early start tomorrow.我们想明天一早就出发。 90. They decided to make an early night of it.他们决定早点回家。