early

adjective

OPAL WOPAL S

/ˈɜːli/

/ˈɜːrli/

(comparative earlier, superlative earliest)

Idioms

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 1990s20 世纪 90 年代初
- in the early years of the twentieth century在二十世纪早期
- in the early days of space exploration (= when it was just beginning)在太空探索初期
- it is too early to do something It is too early to tell how badly the economy will be affected.现在说经济会受到多大影响还为时过早。
- 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。
- The ruling overturned the court’s earlier decision.该裁决推翻了法院先前的决定。
- 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。
- The earliest description of this species dates from 1703.对这个物种的最早描述可以追溯到1703年。
- The earliest mention of the village is in a sixteenth-century manuscript.最早提到这个村庄是在16世纪的手稿中。
- These discoveries were made at a surprisingly early date.这些发现早得出奇。
- From early childhood he suffered from very poor health.从幼年起，他的健康状况就很差。
- during the early part of December在12月初
- An earlier version of this article appeared online.这篇文章的早期版本出现在网上。
Topics Timea1
Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- feel
- seem
- …
adverb
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
preposition
- for
- in
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
- He learnt to play the piano at an early age.他早年就学会了弹钢琴。
- 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。
- early potatoes (= that are available before other types of potato)早下来的土豆
see also early night
- I'm sorry I'm a bit early.对不起，我来得早了点儿。
- It's a little early for lunch.吃午饭还早了点儿。
- Victoria has decided to take early retirement.维多利亚决定提前退休。
Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- feel
- seem
- …
adverb
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
preposition
- for
- in
belonging to the beginning of a period of history or a cultural movement早期的；初期的；早先的
- The gallery has an unrivalled collection of early twentieth-century art.该美术馆收藏了无与伦比的20世纪早期艺术品。
- the early modern period from the fifteenth to the eighteenth century从十五世纪到十八世纪的早期现代时期
- The main construction of the fort belongs to the early medieval period. 这座堡垒的主要建筑属于中世纪早期。
- The painting is a fine example of early Impressionism.这幅画是早期印象派的典范。

opposite late

词源Old English (as an adverb) ǣrlīce (see ere, -ly), influenced by Old Norse árliga. The adjective use dates from Middle English.

Idioms

at your earliest convenience

(business商业) as soon as possible尽早；尽快
- Please contact us at your earliest convenience.请尽早联系我们。

bright and early

very early in the morning大清早
- You're up bright and early today!你今天起得很早啊！

an early 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
- You’re an early bird this morning!你今天起得真早啊！

the early bird catches the worm

(saying) the person who takes the opportunity to do something before other people will have an advantage over them捷足先登；捷足先得

early doors

(British English, informal) at an early stage, especially in a game or competition在初期；在开始阶段；早先
- Suddenly we lost three home matches early doors.突然我们提前输掉了三场主场比赛。
- The team had the game in the bag early doors after tries from Ellis and Wilkins.在埃利斯和威尔金斯的努力下，该队早早就赢得了比赛。

the early/small hours

(also especially Scottish English the wee small hours, especially North American English the wee hours)

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
- The fighting began in the early hours of Saturday morning.战斗在星期六凌晨打响了。
- The party continued well into the early hours.聚会一直持续到第二天凌晨。

it’s early days (yet) | it's still early days

(British English) used to say that it is too soon to be sure how a situation will develop为时尚早；言之过早
- It’s early days yet. We don’t know if the play will be a success.现在还为时尚早。我们不知道这出戏是否会成功。
Topics Doubt, guessing and certaintyc2

early

adverb

/ˈɜːli/

/ˈɜːrli/

(earlier, earliest)

Idioms

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
- We arrived early the next day.我们第二天很早就到达了。
- early in something early in the week/year/season/morning一周开始时；年初；季度初；一大早
- We meet the hero quite early in the film.我们在电影中很早就见到了主人公。
- as early as something He started writing music as early as 1989.他早在 1989 年就开始作曲了。
- The best rooms go to those who book earliest.最早预订者可得最好的房间。
opposite late
before the usual, expected or planned time提早；提前
- Why don't you go home early if you're not feeling well?如果你不舒服，为什么不早点回家呢？
- Get there early to make sure you get good seats.早点到那里，确保你有好座位。
- 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。
- I have to get up ridiculously early.我必须早得离谱就起来。
- She went to bed early.她很早就睡觉了。
- The baby arrived earlier than expected.婴儿早产了。
- I arrived a few minutes early for my interview.我面试早到了几分钟。
- early flowering plants早花植物
- The summer is starting earlier and earlier each year.夏天开始得越来越早。
opposite late
earlier
before the present time or the time mentioned先前；早些时候；…之前
- As I said earlier…正如我先前所讲的，…
- As mentioned/noted/described earlier…正如前面提到/提到/描述的…
- 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。
opposite later

词源Old English (as an adverb) ǣrlīce (see ere, -ly), influenced by Old Norse árliga. The adjective use dates from Middle English.

Idioms

early on

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。

词汇	early
释义	early adjective OPAL WOPAL S /ˈɜːli/ /ˈɜːrli/ (comparative earlier, superlative earliest) Idioms 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 1990s20 世纪 90 年代初 in the early years of the twentieth century在二十世纪早期 in the early days of space exploration (= when it was just beginning)在太空探索初期 it is too early to do something It is too early to tell how badly the economy will be affected.现在说经济会受到多大影响还为时过早。 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。 The ruling overturned the court’s earlier decision.该裁决推翻了法院先前的决定。 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。 The earliest description of this species dates from 1703.对这个物种的最早描述可以追溯到1703年。 The earliest mention of the village is in a sixteenth-century manuscript.最早提到这个村庄是在16世纪的手稿中。 These discoveries were made at a surprisingly early date.这些发现早得出奇。 From early childhood he suffered from very poor health.从幼年起，他的健康状况就很差。 during the early part of December在12月初 An earlier version of this article appeared online.这篇文章的早期版本出现在网上。 Topics Timea1 Collocations Dictionaryverbs be feel seem … adverb extremely fairly very … preposition for in 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 He learnt to play the piano at an early age.他早年就学会了弹钢琴。 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。 early potatoes (= that are available before other types of potato)早下来的土豆 see also early night I'm sorry I'm a bit early.对不起，我来得早了点儿。 It's a little early for lunch.吃午饭还早了点儿。 Victoria has decided to take early retirement.维多利亚决定提前退休。 Collocations Dictionaryverbs be feel seem … adverb extremely fairly very … preposition for in belonging to the beginning of a period of history or a cultural movement早期的；初期的；早先的 The gallery has an unrivalled collection of early twentieth-century art.该美术馆收藏了无与伦比的20世纪早期艺术品。 the early modern period from the fifteenth to the eighteenth century从十五世纪到十八世纪的早期现代时期 The main construction of the fort belongs to the early medieval period. 这座堡垒的主要建筑属于中世纪早期。 The painting is a fine example of early Impressionism.这幅画是早期印象派的典范。 opposite late 词源Old English (as an adverb) ǣrlīce (see ere, -ly), influenced by Old Norse árliga. The adjective use dates from Middle English. Idioms at your earliest convenience (business商业) as soon as possible尽早；尽快 Please contact us at your earliest convenience.请尽早联系我们。 bright and early very early in the morning大清早 You're up bright and early today!你今天起得很早啊！ an early 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 You’re an early bird this morning!你今天起得真早啊！ the early bird catches the worm (saying) the person who takes the opportunity to do something before other people will have an advantage over them捷足先登；捷足先得 early doors (British English, informal) at an early stage, especially in a game or competition在初期；在开始阶段；早先 Suddenly we lost three home matches early doors.突然我们提前输掉了三场主场比赛。 The team had the game in the bag early doors after tries from Ellis and Wilkins.在埃利斯和威尔金斯的努力下，该队早早就赢得了比赛。 the early/small hours (also especially Scottish English the wee small hours, especially North American English the wee hours) 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 The fighting began in the early hours of Saturday morning.战斗在星期六凌晨打响了。 The party continued well into the early hours.聚会一直持续到第二天凌晨。 it’s early days (yet) \| it's still early days (British English) used to say that it is too soon to be sure how a situation will develop为时尚早；言之过早 It’s early days yet. We don’t know if the play will be a success.现在还为时尚早。我们不知道这出戏是否会成功。 Topics Doubt, guessing and certaintyc2 early adverb /ˈɜːli/ /ˈɜːrli/ (earlier, earliest) Idioms 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 We arrived early the next day.我们第二天很早就到达了。 early in something early in the week/year/season/morning一周开始时；年初；季度初；一大早 We meet the hero quite early in the film.我们在电影中很早就见到了主人公。 as early as something He started writing music as early as 1989.他早在 1989 年就开始作曲了。 The best rooms go to those who book earliest.最早预订者可得最好的房间。 opposite late before the usual, expected or planned time提早；提前 Why don't you go home early if you're not feeling well?如果你不舒服，为什么不早点回家呢？ Get there early to make sure you get good seats.早点到那里，确保你有好座位。 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。 I have to get up ridiculously early.我必须早得离谱就起来。 She went to bed early.她很早就睡觉了。 The baby arrived earlier than expected.婴儿早产了。 I arrived a few minutes early for my interview.我面试早到了几分钟。 early flowering plants早花植物 The summer is starting earlier and earlier each year.夏天开始得越来越早。 opposite late earlier before the present time or the time mentioned先前；早些时候；…之前 As I said earlier…正如我先前所讲的，… As mentioned/noted/described earlier…正如前面提到/提到/描述的… 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。 opposite later 词源Old English (as an adverb) ǣrlīce (see ere, -ly), influenced by Old Norse árliga. The adjective use dates from Middle English. Idioms early on 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。
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