early

[ˈɜːli]
  • 释义
  • adj.

    早的;早期的;早日的;（果实等）早熟的;

  • adv.

    早;在初期;先前;提早;

  • 词义辨析
  • early, early on
  • early on原为英式英语,现在美式英语也通用,在非正式文体中须去掉on。其意思是“初时,在较早的阶段,早些时候”。有些语法学家认为这和later on一样属于用词不够经济的例子,但在实际英语中, early on经常有人用。例如:
    Mary came to see you earlier on, but you weren't at home then.玛丽早些时候来看望过你,但你当时不在家。
  • early, ago
  • 两者都可表达“某时之前若干时间”。它们的区别在于:如果是从现在起向过去推算,用表示时间度量的短语加ago,并与动词的一般过去时连用; 如果表示从过去时刻向更深远的过去推算,则用earlier,并常与动词的过去完成时连用。例如:
    Stirring scene from the film still sticks in my mind, though I saw it several years ago.虽然这部影片我是几年前看的,但那激动人心的场面仍然印在我的脑海里。
    Four days earlier his foot had been bitten by a poisonous snake.4天前他的脚被毒蛇咬了一下。
  • early, quick, shortly, soon
  • 这组词共同的意思是“不久”“即刻”“快”。它们的区别在于:early常指时间比原来或通常早些; quick含有匆忙、仓促之意; soon指在某一特定时间过现在之后不久,多用于将来时或过去时,通常放在句末或主要动词之前; shortly与soon同义,但比soon更郑重,常用于新闻报道等。例如:
    You have to think quick with the mind and act quick with the body.你必须脑子转得快,行动也得快。
    I came early, and had to wait for others, but soon after five o'clock they appeared.我来得早,得等其他人,可是刚过5点他们就都来了。
    Shortly after that, the police arrived.那事情发生不久警察就到了。
  • 下面两个句子的意思相同:
  • The train will arrive in the early morning.
    The train will arrive early in the morning.
    火车一清早就到。
    第一句中的early是形容词,修饰morning; 第二句中的early是副词,修饰in the morning。
  • 双语例句
  • 1、

    Public general hospital originated in the almshouse infirmaries established as early as colonial times by local governments to care for the poor.

    公立医院源自殖民地时期政府为了救济穷人而建立的救济院中的医务所.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 2、

    The trees are shooting buds early this year.

    今年树木抽芽早.

    ——《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • 3、

    We look forward to your reture on an early day.

    我们盼望你早日归队.

    ——《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • 4、

    They petitioned for an early end to the fighting.

    他们上书请求早日结束战争.

    ——《现代英汉综合大词典》
  • 5、

    Mary complained about getting up early in the morning to send her husband off to work.

    玛丽抱怨早晨得早起送丈夫去上班.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 6、

    The curriculum is rigidly prescribed from an early age.

    自儿童时起即已开始有严格的课程设置.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 7、

    She read avidly from an early age — books, magazines, anything.

    她从小就酷爱阅读——书籍 、 杂志, 无不涉猎.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 8、

    The lawyer reached a position of prominence in her profession at an early age.

    那律师在她年轻的时候就在业内赫赫有名了.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 9、

    He earned his own upkeep at a very early age.

    他很小就自食其力了.

    ——《现代英汉综合大词典》
  • 10、

    It would make sense to leave early.

    还是早点走好.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 11、

    an early warning of heart disease

    心脏病的早期症状

    ——《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
  • 12、

    The progression of the disease can be retarded by early surgery.

    早期手术可以抑制病情的发展。

    ——《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
  • 13、

    Pilots in the early days of aviation flew by the seat of their pants.

    在人类从事航空的初期,飞行员全凭直觉飞行.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 14、

    As business was slack she packed up early.

    由于生意萧条她早早打烊了.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 15、

    The trees are budding early this year.

    今年树萌芽得早.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 16、

    She resolved on making an early start.

    她决定早早出发.

    ——《现代英汉综合大词典》
  • 17、

    She longs for the early return of her beloved.

    她盼着心上人早日归来.

    ——《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • 18、

    I had a bad night; I went to bed early enough, but for some reason I couldn't get off to sleep.

    我夜里睡得很不好, 上床相当早, 可是不知为什么睡不着.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 19、

    She went into labour two weeks early.

    她提前两周分娩了.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 20、

    I should be grateful if you would send it to me at an early date.

    请早日寄下为感.

    ——《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • 21、

    The dusk was coming early.

    黄昏来得很早.

    ——《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • 22、

    Since her parents died early, she had to paddle her own canoe even in her teens.

    因父母早亡, 她十几几岁的时候就不得不自谋杀生计.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 23、

    The opportunity came early one morning.

    一天清晨机遇来了.

    ——《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • 24、

    Dusk sets early in winter.

    冬季天黑得早.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 25、

    Early experiments with military rockets prepared the ground for space travel.

    早期军用火箭的试验为太空飞行奠定了基础.

    《简明英汉词典》
  • 26、

    Early Christians smashed the gods of many Roman temples.

    早期的基督教徒们捣毁了许多罗马寺院的神像.

    《简明英汉词典》
  • 27、

    He was wont to rise early.

    他惯于起得很早.

    ——《现代英汉综合大词典》
  • 28、

    Sorry, I can't be here so early.

    对不起, 我不能那么早到这里.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 29、

    It thawed early last spring.

    去年春天解冻得很早.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 30、

    I loathe having to get up so early in the morning!

    我对这么早起来实在感到厌恶!

    ——《简明英汉词典》
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