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early
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- Conjugation :
more
earlier
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most
earliest
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Derivatives :
n
earliness
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- early
['əːlɪ]
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1.
adverb
(in day，month etc) 在初期
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early this morning
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今天一大早
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early last week
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上星期初
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2.
adverb
[get up]
[ go to bed]
[ arrive]
[ leave+]
(before usual time) 早
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I usually get up early.
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我通常早起床。
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3.
adjective
[+stage]
[ career]
(near the beginning) 早期的
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the early stages of pregnancy
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怀孕早期
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Shakespeare's early works
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莎士比亚的早期著作
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4.
adjective
[+Christians]
[ settlers]
(in history) 早期的
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5.
adjective
[+death]
[ departure]
(premature) 提早的
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6.
adjective
[+reply]
(quick) 很快的
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We look forward to your early reply.
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我们期待您及早的答复。
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early on
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在初期
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early in the morning
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清早
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in the early {or} early in the spring/19th century
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早春/19世纪初期
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she's in her early forties
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她40出头
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in the early hours of the morning
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凌晨
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you're early!
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你怎么这么早！
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to take the early train
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坐早班火车
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to have an early night
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早上床
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at your earliest convenience
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[商，行政] 在您尽早方便时
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- early
[ˈɜːrlɪ]
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1.
adjective
早的，提前的，提早的
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I went for a walk in the early morning.
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清晨，我去散步了。
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Early varieties of peas and tomatoes mature before most standard varieties.
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豌豆及番茄的早期品种能够在其标准品种之前先成熟。
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2.
adjective
开始阶段的，初级阶段的
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Most skin cancers are completely curable, especially if detected in the early stages.
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大部分皮肤癌是完全可以治愈的，尤其是早期发现。
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3.
adjective
早先的，很久以前的
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The early settlers had found their way across America and Canada.
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早期殖民者已发现了他们穿越美国和加拿大的路。
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4.
adjective
年幼的，年少的
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He studied piano from an early age.
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他从幼年起就开始学习钢琴。
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5.
adjective
早期的，初期的
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The language was not fully developed in the early stages.
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早期这种语言发展得并不完善。
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6.
adjective
不久的，早日的
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An early end to the conflict was now hard to imagine.
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早日结束冲突现在难以想象。
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7.
adverb
在初期，在初始阶段
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The former winner lost his lead in the early stages of the race.
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那位前获胜者在比赛一开始就失去了领先地位。
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8.
adverb
提前，提早
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I had arrived at the bus stop two hours early.
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我已提前两小时到达该汽车站。
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She graduated early.
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他提前毕业。
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9.
adverb
及早地，尽早地
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I was up early finishing my homework.
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我起了个大早完成作业。
Collins English-English Dictionary
- early
['3ːlɪ]
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1.
adv
before the expected or usual time
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2.
adv
occurring in or characteristic of the first part of a period or sequence
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3.
adv
occurring in or characteristic of a period far back in time
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4.
adv
occurring in the near future
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5.
adv
[Etymology]
Old English ærlice, from ær ere + -lice -ly2; related to Old Norse arliga
Examples
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He was taken early to farm labor，at which he toiled early and late for several years.
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他很早就被带去农场做苦力，在那里，他从早到晚辛苦劳作。
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an early bloomer
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早开花植物
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His genius flowered early.
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他的天资很早成熟。
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to leave early, hopeful by six
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早出发，我们希望六点出发[此为某些人的非严格用语，但使用广泛]
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to make a practice of being early
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养成早起习惯
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He was wont to rise early.
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他过去习惯早起。
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