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ear.ly[`ʒlɪ; ˈə:li]《源自古英语“在以前”的意思》副词(ear.li.er; ear.li.est) (←→ late)1 (时间、时期的) 早 【同义字】■ early 指较某指定时间早或某期间的初期; ■ soon 是指从现在或某时刻起不久, 很快地; ■ fast 是速度快地 a. 清晨, 清早get up ~早起~ in the morning在清晨b. 在初期, 在早期~ in life早年, 年轻时候as ~ as May [1800]早在五月 [1800 年]2 较 (预定的时间) 早earlier than usual比平常早He arrived ~.他到得早We left home an hour ~.我们早一小时离开家.■ earlier on以前, 在更早的时候, 在较早的阶段■ as I said earlier on就像我以前说过■ early and late从早到晚■ early on在早期, 在初期时, 刚开始时The race was decided ~ on.赛跑不久即定胜负.■ early or late(1) 无论是早或晚Whether you get home ~ or late, I'll be waiting up for you.不论你回来得早或晚, 我都会等你.(2) 迟早, 早晚■ early to bed, early to rise早睡早起E~ to bed and ~ to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise(谚)早睡早起使人健康、富有而聪明形容词(ear.li.er; -li.est)1 (时间、时期) 早的 (←→ late)a. < 早上> 早的in the ~ morning在清晨at an ~ hour一清早b. 清晨的, 清早的; 早睡早起的an ~ riser早起的人an ~ visit(or)一清早的访问 (者)keep ~ hours早睡早起2 a. (较平常) 早的an ~ breakfast早吃的早餐an ~ death早死, 夭折an ~ marriage早婚She was five minutes ~.她早到五分钟.b. [较…时间] 早[for]She was ~ for her [the] appointment.她比约定的时间来得早.c. < 水果等> 早熟的, 初上市的~ fruits初上市的水果3 < 时期、季节、年代等> 初期的; 开始的→ Early Modern Englishin ~ spring在初春from the earliest times远古以来, 自太古时期以来in one's ~ days [years]在年轻的时候in the ~ days of the republic在该共和国 (成立的) 初期He was in his ~ fifties.他的岁数是五十出头4 (无比较级、最高级)不久的未来的at an ~ date早日, 不久, 过几天at the earliest chance一有机会at your earliest convenience在你方便时尽早at the earliest最早名词ear.li.ness |