| 单词 | early |
| 释义 | earlyearlierearliestearlyearly /ˈɜːli $ ˈɜːrli/ adjective, adverb (comparative earlier, superlative earliest)1before the usual or expected time OPP late: You’re early! It’s only five o’clock!你真早！才 5 点钟呢！early forI was a few minutes early for my appointment.beminute我比预约的时间早了几分钟。They came home early.come他们早早地回家来。2in the first part of a period of time or an event OPP late: in the early 1960s在 20 世纪 60 年代初期the early part of her career她早期的职业生涯the early morning sun清晨的太阳early inHarry was killed early in the war.bekill战争刚开始哈里就牺牲了。The store will open early next year.商店将于明年年初开张。early on (=at an early stage)I realized early on that I couldn’t trust him.realize我一开始就意识到我不可以信任他。Phrasesat the (very) earliest not before the time or date mentioned: The tunnel won’t open until July at the earliest.winearly隧道最早要到七月份才开通。it’s early days British English used to say that it is too soon to know what the result of something will be: Things are looking good, but it’s early days yet.thingbelookday情况看上去还不错，但现在还言之过早。the early hours the time between midnight and morning: The attack happened in the early hours of Sunday morning.happenhour袭击发生在星期天凌晨。an early night if you have an early night, you go to bed earlier than usual: I was feeling a bit tired so I decided to have an early night.befeelbitetiredecide我感到有点累，决定早点睡。THESAURUS: earlyearly before the usual or expected time: The bus arrived a few minutes early.arriveminuteWe left the party early.leaveon time arriving or happening at the right time: The train was on time.beI managed to finish my essay on time.managein good time/in plenty of time especially British English long enough before something happens, so that you are ready in case something goes wrong: Make sure that you are at the airport in good time.beahead of schedule before the official time that was agreed: The work was finished ahead of schedule.befinishfirst thing especially spoken immediately after you get up, or as soon as you start work: I’ll speak to him first thing in the morning. |
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