early

early
(earlier, earliest)
  1. happening or done before the usual or expected time
    早的；提早的
    we ate an early lunch.
    我们吃了一顿提前的午饭。
    ■(of a plant or crop) flowering or ripening before other varieties
    （植物或农作物）早产的，早熟的
    early potatoes.
    早熟马铃薯。
  2. happening, belonging to, or done near to the beginning of a particular time or period
    开始阶段的，开始的
    an early goal secured victory.
    开场后不久的一记进球奠定了比赛胜局。
    ■denoting or belonging to the beginning or opening stages of a historical period, cultural movement, or sphere of activity
    早期的，初期的
    early Impressionism.
    早期印象主义。
    ■occurring at the beginning of a sequence
    （次序）在前的，前面的
    the earlier chapters of the book.
    这本书的前几章。
adverb
  1. before the usual or expected time
    早，提早
    I was planning to finish work early today.
    我原本打算今天提早完成工作。
    ■near the beginning of a particular time or period
    在开始阶段，在初期，在早期
    we lost a couple of games early in the season.
    我们在赛季开始时输了几场。
    ■(earlier)before the present time or before the time one is referring to
    在（现在或所指时间）之前，早先，早些时候
    you met my husband earlier.
    你之前见过我的丈夫。
plural noun
(earlies)
  1. potatoes which are ready to be harvested early
    早熟马铃薯
  2. (informal)early shifts
    (非正式)早班
    she is on earlies.
    她在上早班。
常用词组
at the earliest
  1. not before the time or date specified
    作为最早日期，至早
early bird
  1. (humorous)a person who rises, arrives, or acts before the usual or expected time
    (幽默)早起的鸟儿（指早起者、早到者或捷足先登者）
the early bird catches the worm
  1. (proverb)the person who takes the earliest opportunity to do something will gain the advantage over others
    (谚)早起的鸟儿有虫吃，捷足者可先得
early doors
  1. (Brit. informal)early on, especially in a game or contest
    (英，非正式)（尤指比赛或竞赛中的）最初阶段；一开始
    you should try to wind up their star player early doors.
    你应该一开始就设法使对方明星队员处于高度紧张状态。
an early grave
  1. a premature or untimely death
    早逝
    he worked himself into an early grave.
    他因过度工作而早逝。
the early hours
  1. the time after midnight and before dawn
    凌晨（午夜后黎明前）
an early night
  1. an occasion when someone goes to bed before the usual time, especially in order to catch up on sleep
    （尤指为弥补睡眠时间而比平时）睡得早的晚上
early (或 earlier) on
  1. at an early (or earlier) stage in a particular time or period
    在初期；早先
    they discovered early on that the published data were wrong.
    他们早就发现所公布的数据是错的。
it's (或 these are) early days
  1. (informal, chiefly Brit. )it is too soon to be sure how a situation will develop
    (非正式，主英)尚早，过早
    it's still early days for the initiative.
    现在采取主动为时尚早。
派生
earliness
noun
语源
  1. Old English (as an adverb) ǣrlīce (see ere, -ly), influenced by Old Norse árliga. The adjective use dates from Middle English
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