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early /ˈɜːlɪ/ (earlier,earliest)

1. ADV Early means before the usual time that a particular event or activity happens. 早[ADV after v]
I knew I had to get up early. 我知道我得早起。
2. ADJ Early is also an adjective. 早的[ADJ n]
I decided that I was going to take early retirement. 我决定了我将提早退休。
3. ADJ Early means near the beginning of a day, week, year, or other period of time. 早期的[ADJ n]
...in the 1970s and the early 1980s. …在20世纪70年代和20世纪80年代初期。
She was in her early teens. 她有十三四岁了。
4. ADV Early is also an adverb. 在早期
We'll hope to see you some time early next week. 我们希望在下周初的某个时候见你。
5. ADV Early means before the time that was arranged or expected. 提前[ADV after v]
She arrived early to get a place at the front. 她提前到达，好在前排找个位置。
6. ADJ Early is also an adjective. 提前的
I'm always early. 我总是提早。
7. ADJ 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. 早期的; 初期的[ADJ n]
...the early stages of pregnancy. …怀孕初期。
...Fassbinder's early films. …法斯宾德的早期电影。
8. ADJ Early means near the beginning of something such as a piece of work or a process. 开始的[ADJ n]
...the book's early chapters. …该书开头几章。
9. ADV Early is also an adverb. 在开始阶段
...an incident that occurred much earlier in the game. …一个在比赛刚开始时发生的事件。
10. ADJ Early refers to plants that flower or crop before or at the beginning of the main season. 早开花的; 早熟的[ADJ n]
...these early cabbages and cauliflowers. …这些早熟的卷心菜和花椰菜。
11. ADV Early is also an adverb. 早开花地[ADV with v]
This early flowering gladiolus is not very hardy. 这株开花早的剑兰不是很耐寒。
12. ADJ Early reports or indications of something are the first reports or indications about it. 初期的[正式] [ADJ n]
The early indications look encouraging. 初期的迹象看起来鼓舞人心。
13. PHRASE You can use as early as to emphasize that a particular time or period is surprisingly early. 早在[强调]
Inflation could fall back into single figures as early as this month. 通货膨胀最早在本月就能回落到一位数。