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early单词基本解析：

adj.早的; 初期的; 开始阶段的adv.在初期; 提早，提前
adv.早 adj.早

early变化用词：

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

early英英释义：

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"

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

early[ 'ə:li ]adj.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"

being or occurring at an early stage of development

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

belonging to the distant past

"the early inhabitants of Europe"

同义词：former(a)other(a)

very young

"at an early age"

of an early stage in the development of a language or literatureexpected in the near future

"look for an early end to the negotiations"

adv.during an early stage

"early on in her career"

同义词：early on

before the usual time or the time expected

"she graduated early"

同义词：ahead of timetoo soon

in good time

同义词：betimes

early中文词源：

early 早的 来自PIE*ayer, 早晨，词源同ere, erstwhile. -ly, 形容词后缀。

early用法和例句：

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 1990s

20世纪90年代初

in the early days of space exploration (= when it was just beginning)

在太空探索初期

The earliest possible date I can make it is the third.

我最早也要到三号才能赶到。

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。

You're early! I wasn't expecting you till seven.

你来得真早！我还以为你七点钟才到呢。

The bus was ten minutes early.

公共汽车早到了十分钟。

an early breakfast

很早的早餐

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。

He learnt to play the piano at an early age .

他早年就学会了弹钢琴。

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。

...as early as 1838.

早在1838年

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。

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。

The early indications look encouraging...

开初的迹象看起来令人鼓舞。

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？

...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 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。

...the early stages of pregnancy.

怀孕初期

...Fassbinder's early films...

法斯宾德的早期影片

...the book's early chapters.

书的开头几章

...these early cabbages and cauliflowers.

这些早熟卷心菜和花椰菜

early

In the early nineteen century every attempt to make rubber hard and strong came to nothing.

19世纪初，一切想使橡胶变得硬而结实的尝试都失败了。

Many conservatives in the early 1900's thought impressionistic art was decadent.

20世纪初，许多保守主义者认为印象派的艺术是颓废的。

Early to bed, early to rise, make a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.

[谚]睡得早，起得早，聪明、富裕、身体好。

The whole household was early last Sunday.

上星期天全家人都起得很早。

Candidates will be invited for interview early next month.

下月初将约请候选人面试。

In order that we might get there on time, we should set out early.

为了及时赶到那里，我们应该早些出发。

We started early in order to arrive before dark.

为了在天黑前到达，我们很早就动身了。

Mankind learns its first language in early childhood.

人类是在幼年开始学习第一种语言的。

I got up early this morning.

今天早晨我起床很早。

Could you come back home early this evening?

今天晚上你能早回家吗？

Easter comes early this year.

今年复活节来得早。

The trees are budding early this year.

今年树木发芽早。

Easter falls early this year.

今年的复活节来得早。

The apple trees are fruiting early this year.

今年苹果树很早结果。

I want to turn in early tonight and get a good night's rest.

今晚我要早睡，好好地休息一夜。

Typically, he would come in late and then say that he had to go early.

他一向是来得很晚，然后又总说他得早走。

He is studying English early and late.

他一天到晚都在学英语。

In the early morning, he robed and drove abroad.

他一早就穿好衣服开车出门了。

He has to leave work early today.

他今天得早点儿下班。

He began to scratch along for himself at an early age.

他从很小的时候起就开始自己挣饭吃。

They prayed for an early deliverance from captivity.

他们为早日获释而祈祷。

They were a group of early navigators.

他们是一群早期的航海家。

They figured on your arriving early.

他们预料你会早到。

He resolved on/against (making) an early start.

他决定[反对]尽早出发。

He agreed to let me go home early.

他同意让我早些回家。

He wished them all a merry Christmas and departed early.

他向他们大家说了“圣诞节好”之后，很早就走了。

He told us about his early career, although he only touched upon his service in military intelligence.

他告诉了我们他的早期生活，然而他只是简略地提到了他在军事情报机构服务过。

He was mad about being waked up so early.

他因为那样早被叫醒而生气。

He hewed out a career for himself in his early years.

他在年轻时艰苦地开创了一番事业。

He come to the fore as a physicist at an early age.

他在早年就成了杰出的物理学家。

He's always out of sorts early in the morning.

他大清早总是不痛快。

He gave a speech on the heresies of the early Protestants.

他就早期新教徒的异端邪说作了演讲。

He left early and caught the train by a good margin.

他很早动身，有充裕的时间赶上火车。

He got skinning in his blood at a very early age.

他很早就迷上了，滑雪运动。

He's eternally telephoning me early in the morning.

他总是大清早给我打电话。

He left an hour early for fear of missing the train.

他提早一小时离开，惟恐错过那次火车。

He early showed a talent for music.

他早年即展露出音乐的才能。

His early training predisposed him to a life of adventure.

他早年所受的教养使他热衷於冒险活动。

His early experience turn him into a passionate social reformer.

他早年的经历使他变成了一个狂热的社会改革者。

Retiring early from his job freed him to join several local clubs.

他早早退休，摆脱了工作的羁绊而加入了当地的几个俱乐部。

His early career was not a great success.

他早期的生涯并不很成功。

It is essential that he get up early.

他有必要早起。

He is in the habit of rising early.

他有早起的习惯。

His custom was to get up early and have a cold bath.

他的习惯是早起，洗个冷水澡。

His attitudes were shaped partly by early experiences.

他的想法在一定程度上是由他早期的经历决定的。

One of his forefathers was an early settler in America.

他的祖先之一是美洲的早期移民。

His genius as a painter flowered very early.

他的绘画天赋很早就发挥出来。

He ordered a newspaper to be brought to his room with early morning.

他让服务员把早茶和报纸一块送到他的房间。

He ought to/should be here in time he started early enough.

他该[应]按时到这里--他出发得够早的。

He has a strong aversion to getting up early.

他非常讨厌早起床。

You need not have got up so early.

你不必起得那么早。

You're (up) bright and early today!

你今天真早哇！

You're an early bird this morning!

你今天起得真早啊！

Was your brother early to class yesterday morning?

你弟弟昨天早晨上课早到吗？

You must accustom yourself to getting up early.

你必须使自己习惯于早起。

You must arrive at the airport two hours early.

你必须提前两小时到达机场。

If you go early you'll miss the traffic.

你早些走就能避开交通拥挤时间。

You caught us unawares by coming so early.

你来得这麽早，我们都很惊讶。

Can you contrive to be here early?

你能不能设法早到点？

You'll have to book early if you want to see that fashion show.

你要想看那场时装表演的话，就得早点儿定座位。

The bus might be early, so we'd better play safe and leave now.

公共汽车可能早到，因此我们得稳妥点，现在就动身。

The weather in early December was bleak and unpleasant.

十二月初的天气又阴冷又难受。

We'll ship the goods at an early time as long as there is a steamer.

只要有船，我们就尽早装货。

He served as ambassador to France in the early sixties.

在60年代初期他担任驻法大使。

I'm never at my best early in the morning.

在大清早我从来不是处在最佳状态。

The forces of Cassius were hard pressed early in the battle.

在战斗初期，卡修斯的部队处境艰难。

All the shops are shut in the afternoon on early closing day.

在提早停止营业日，所有的商店下午就关了门。

In an early sonnet Keats rhymes "eyes" with "surmise".

在早期的一首十四行诗中，济慈用＂surmise＂来押＂eyes＂的韵。

In the early morning light we could just see the dark forms of the mountains.

在晨曦中，我们仅能看到群山的轮廓。

In the dusk of the evening the bird of some early dawn comes to the nest of my silence.

在黄昏的微光里，有那清晨的鸟儿来到了我的沉默的鸟巢里。

Most animals let their young fend for themselves from an early age.

大多数动物让他们的幼仔从小就独立生活。

She's wanted to go on the stage from an early age.

她从小就想当演员。

Her scientific bias showed itself in early childhood.

她在科学方面的倾向性在孩童时代就已显现出来。

She was widowed at an early age.

她年轻时就成了寡妇。

She arrive at the office early to set an example to the others.

她很早就来到办公室，作为他人的表率。

She always skives off early.

她总是在干活儿时早早溜走。

She sought out and acquired all his early paintings.

她找到并获得了他早期画的所有的画儿。

She's taking the exam a year early, just as a trial run (for the real thing).

她提前一年参加考试，算是(正式考试的)试考。

Her father betrothed her to him at an early age.

她父亲在她年幼时已把她许配给他。

She's finding it difficult to face up to the possibility of an early death.

她面临可能早逝而手足无措。

用作副词(adv.)

They figured on your arriving early.
他们预料你会早到。

The apple trees are fruiting early this year.
今年苹果树很早结果。

Could you come back home early this evening?
今天晚上你能早回家吗？

John will doubtless come early as he always does.
约翰无疑会像平时一样很早就来。

用作形容词(adj.)

It's too early for getting up.
现在起床还太早。

This Greek dish is of a very early date.
这个希腊盘子是很早时期的制品。

Please make every endeavor to be early.
请尽量早点儿。

His genius as a painter flowered very early.
他的绘画天赋很早就发挥出来。

He got skinning in his blood at a very early age.
他很早就迷上了，滑雪运动。

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