early

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adj.

adv.

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1. ADV-GRADED (指在通常的时间之前)早,提早,提前 Early means before the usual time that a particular event or activity happens. 
  • I knew I had to get up early...

    我知道我得早起。

  • Why do we have to go to bed so early?

    为什么我们那么早就得上床睡觉?

  • Early is also an adjective.
    • I decided that I was going to take early retirement...

      我决定提前退休。

    • I planned an early night.

      我打算早点睡。

2. ADJ-GRADED 早期的;初期的 Early means near the beginning of a day, week, year, or other period of time. 
  • ...in the 1970s and the early 1980s.

    在20世纪70年代以及80年代早期

  • ...a few weeks in early summer...

    初夏的几个星期

  • She was in her early teens.

    她正值豆蔻年华。

  • Early is also an adverb.
    • We'll hope to see you some time early next week.

      我们希望下周初能见到你。

    • ...early in the season.

      季节之初

3. ADV-GRADED (指在原定或预计的时间之前)早,提早,提前 Early means before the time that was arranged or expected. 
  • She arrived early to secure a place at the front...

    为了能占个靠前的位置,她提早到了。

  • The first snow came a month earlier than usual.

    第一场雪比往年提早了一个月。

  • Early is also an adjective.
    • I'm always early.

      我总是早到。

4. ADJ-GRADED (历史时期或事物存续期)早期的,初期的 Early means near the beginning of a period in history, or in the history of something such as the world, a society, or an activity. 
  • ...the early stages of pregnancy.

    怀孕初期

  • ...Fassbinder's early films...

    法斯宾德的早期影片

  • ...the early days of the occupation...

    占领初期

5. ADJ-GRADED (作品、过程等)开始阶段的 Early means near the beginning of something such as a piece of work or a process. 
  • ...the book's early chapters.

    书的开头几章

  • Early is also an adverb.
    • ...an incident which occurred much earlier in the game.

      比赛刚开始时发生的一件事

6. ADJ-GRADED (植物)早开花的,早熟的 Early refers to plants which flower or crop before or at the beginning of the main season. 
  • ...these early cabbages and cauliflowers.

    这些早熟卷心菜和花椰菜

  • Early is also an adverb.
    • ...early flowering shrubs.

      早花灌木

7. ADJ-GRADED (传闻、迹象等)最早的,最初的 Early reports or indications of something are the first reports or indications about it. 
  • The early indications look encouraging...

    开初的迹象看起来令人鼓舞。

  • Earlier reports that troops opened fire are now being denied.

    有关军队开火的最初传闻现在遭到了否认。

8. PHRASE 早在 You can use as early as to emphasize that a particular time or period is surprisingly early. 
  • Inflation could fall back into single figures as early as this month.

    通货膨胀率最早有可能在本月就回落至个位数。

  • ...as early as 1838.

    早在1838年

9. PHRASE 言之过早;为时尚早 If you say about something that might be true that it is early days, you mean that it is too soon for you to be completely sure about it. 
  • The chances of Francis eventually becoming manager of England are perhaps higher. It is early days, of course, and he has yet to win anything.

    弗朗西斯最终成为英格兰队主教练的几率可能更高。当然,现在这样说为时尚早,他还没赢过呢。

Adjective

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

  • "early morning"
  • "an early warning"
  • "early diagnosis"
  • "an early death"
  • "took early retirement"
  • "an early spring"
  • "early varieties of peas and tomatoes mature before most standard varieties"

2. being or occurring at an early stage of development;

  • "in an early stage"
  • "early forms of life"
  • "early man"
  • "an early computer"

3. of the distant past;

  • "the early inhabitants of Europe"
  • "former generations"
  • "in other times"

4. very young;

  • "at an early age"

5. of an early stage in the development of a language or literature;

  • "the Early Hebrew alphabetical script is that used mainly from the 11th to the 6th centuries B.C."
  • "Early Modern English is represented in documents printed from 1476 to 1700"

6. expected in the near future;

  • "look for an early end to the negotiations"
Adverb

1. during an early stage;

  • "early on in her career"

2. before the usual time or the time expected;

  • "she graduated early"
  • "the house was completed ahead of time"

3. in good time;

  • "he awoke betimes that morning"

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  • 1.早期,初期
1. All patriots belong to one big family, whether they rally to the common cause early or late.; All patriots belong to one big family, whether they come forward early or late.
爱国一家,爱国不分先后。

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2. Let's turn in early, so as to get up early tomorrow to catch the train.
今儿早点睡,明儿好早起赶火车。

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3. A bomb blew out the front of a hotel in central Jerusalem early today.
今天早上一枚炸弹把耶路撒冷中部的一家旅馆正面炸毁了。

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4. All the signs at the moment point to an early resumption of the fighting between the two countries.
眼下的一切迹象都表明,这两个国家将很快重新开战。

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5. An early reply will be appreciated.
请早日示复为荷。

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6. Are you in the habit of rising early?
你有早起的习惯吗?

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7. As business was slack she packed up early.
由于生意萧条她早早打烊了。

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8. At early morning I went up through the hillside woods.
清晨我穿越山坡的小树林。

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9. At the start of the project we were raring to go but unfortunately we've lost a lot of our early enthusiasm.
这个项目开始的时候我们都满怀热情,但不幸的是我们现在已经没有当初那么热心了。

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10. Be sure to remind her to come back early.
一定要提醒她早点回来。

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11. Better be early than late.
宁早勿晚。

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12. Birds sing loudest in the early morning.
清晨鸟叫得最欢。

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13. Bonny Hicks appeared to me to be the paradigmatic example of an autonomous, free-choosing individual who decided early on to construct a lifestyle congenial to her idiosyncratic sense of self-expression.
对我而言,彭妮充分体现了一个自由自主的人,如何在年轻的时候根据个人的自我表现来决定她所要的生活方式。

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14. Come as early as possible.
尽可能早来。

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15. Don't come too early.
不要来得太早。

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16. During the first scene, which begins early in the morning, we'll dim the lights up to give the effect of growing daylight.
在从凌晨开始的第一场,我们将慢慢增强灯光,以达到天变亮时的效果。

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17. Dusk sets early in winter.
冬季天黑得早。

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18. Early Christians smashed the gods of many Roman temples.
早期的基督教徒们捣毁了许多罗马寺院的神像。

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19. Early experiences can implant fears in the subconscious.
早年的经历会在下意识中埋入恐惧感。

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20. Early experiments with military rockets prepared the ground for space travel.
早期军用火箭的试验为太空飞行奠定了基础。

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