earlier

Many phrases in the last two chapters echo earlier passages.

最后两章中的很多说法是对前面段落的呼应。

A few days earlier he had received a telegram from Lord Lloyd.

几天前，他收到劳埃德勋爵发来的一封电报。

It would be nice to be able to afford to retire earlier.

无后顾之忧而能提早退休当是件幸事。

Girls generally reach sexual maturity two years earlier than boys.

通常女孩性发育成熟要比男孩早两年。

He was asked about earlier boasts of a quick victory.

有人质问他早先说过的那些速战速决的大话.

He said earlier that he is not holding out a begging bowl.

他早先说他不会伸手去乞求援助。

Earlier reports were unable to confirm that there were any survivors.

早先的报道无法证实是否有幸存者。

The earlier the treatment is given, the better the patient's chances.

病人越早接受治疗，康复的可能性就越大。

He was exulting in a win at the show earlier that day.

他正在为当天早些时候在节目中胜出而欢欣鼓舞。

If I may return to what we were talking about earlier.

让我们再回到之前的那个话题。

A wage freeze was imposed on all staff earlier this month.

这个月早些时候，所有员工的工资都被冻结了。

If you've read my earlier memoirs you'll know all about it.

如果你读过我早期的回忆录，就全都明白了。

Yesterday'svote itself was a retreat from an earlier fallback position.

昨天的投票本身就是放弃先前所留退路的做法。

Police said Stefanovski had robbed a man just hours earlier.

警察说斯泰凡诺夫斯基就在几个小时前抢劫了一名男子。

She had earlier resigned her post as President Menem's assistant.

她早些时候辞去了梅内姆总统助理一职。