early

英[ˈɜːli]美[ˈɜːrli]

adj.早的，初期的，开始阶段的；

adv.在初期，提早，提前；

比较级：earlier;

*高级：earliest;

名词：earliness;

例句

I shall probably oversleep as I am not used to getting up so early.我很可能会睡过头,因为我不习惯这么早起。

He had been marked out for an army career from early childhood.他从很小的时候就已注定要过戎马生涯。

He won through the hardships of his early life.他熬过了早年的苦难生活。

As business was slack she packed up early.由于生意萧条她早早打烊了。

He started out on his journey very early in the morning.他一清早就踏上了旅途。

I woke up early and said to myself, “Shall I get up?”我醒得很早, 心里想“我要起床吗?”

In the early years, the business was run on a shoestring.早年,这家店铺曾是小本经营。

I staved off jet lag with a bath and an early night.我洗了个澡又提前睡下，免除飞行时差的反应。

He read grown-up books at an early age.他小小年纪就看大人看的书。

In the early days, news was handed on from one person to another.从前, 消息是靠一个人传递给另一个人。

英语六级真题

They got a better understanding of early human civilization.

The retailer also announced the locations of 36 stores it will close in early 2016.

The achievement gap between children from high- and lowincome families is 30-40% larger among children born in 2001 than those born 25 years earlier, according to Mr.

That relative strength would be consistent with what was seen in the wider retail industry during the early part of the holiday season.

In an earlier time, American fashion had also followed the dictates of Paris, or even copied and pirated specific French designs.

Flack said it was too early to know whether the benefits of plentiful food outweighed the risks of feeding on landfills.

Early childhood experiences can be very consequential for children's long-term social, emotional and cognitive development, said Sean Reardon, professor of poverty and inequality in education at Stanford University.

And because those influence educational success and later earnings, early childhood experiences cast a lifelong shadow.

Addressing differences in the earliest years, it seems, could reduce inequality in the next generation.

And the reality is that antibiotics have been responsible for saving millions of lives since penicillin, one of the earliest antibiotics, was first used on a clinical basis 70 years ago.

The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment, a vast four-year global study which reported its initial conclusions earlier this year, found reasons to believe that managing ecosystems sustainably—working with nature rather than against it—might be less profitable in the short term, but certainly brings long-term rewards.

Right into the early 20th century, kitchens were smoky, noisy places, generally located underground, or to the back of the house, and as far from living space as possible.

Cablevision hopes to allow customers to buy things with their remote controls early next year.

Some of their earliest observations have to do with the level of selfcontrol the youngsters displayed.

Now Fred, you went to university in Canada?( ' , 9 ) A recent International Labour Organization report says the deterioration of real wages around the world calls into question the true extent of an economic recovery, especially if government rescue packages are phased out too early.

From a very early age, some children exhibit better self-control than others.

Earlier this year, British explorer  Hadow and his team trekked for three months across the frozen Arctic Ocean, taking measurements and recording observations about the ice.

Stress is also starting earlier in life, with some data suggesting that today's teens are even more stressed than adults.

It provides new early-warning signals for identifying teens in trouble.

Carli says that one of the most significant things about his study is that it provides new early-warning signs for parents, teachers and mental health-care providers.

And early identification, support and treatment for mental health issues, he says, are the best ways to keep them from turning into full-blown disorders.

A recent International Labour Organization report says the deterioration of real wages around the world calls into question the true extent of an economic recovery, especially if government rescue packages are phased out too early.

After all worlds, workers have already suffered the worst deduction in wages since the early 18 hundreds.

Although these may not seem like large effects, the impact of early attention problems continued throughout the children's academic careers.

And it's never too early to get ready for the inevitable.

As a group, "night owl" types tend to eat less healthy food and take in more calories overall than early risers.

As fifth-graders, children with early attention problems obtained average reading scores at least 3% lower than their contemporaries' and grades at least 8% lower than those of their peers.

By fifth grade, children with early attention difficulties had lower grades and reading achievement scores than their peers.

Children with attention problems in early childhood were 40% less likely to graduate from high school, says a new study from Duke University.

Early indications are that Smith will have no shortage of farm members.

From the early 1960s, local authorities were required to plan health and welfare services.

It is believed to have originated in South America in the early 1900s, and later spread to Europe before crossing over to sub-Saharan Africa.

Most early books were printed in Latin, but the market for Latin was limited, and in its pursuit of larger markets, the book trade soon produced translations into the national languages emerging at the time.

Of course, as most of us forget memories from our first few years as we grow older, this early long-turn memories will likely be lost in subsequent years.

Older adolescents scored about 50 percent higher on an index of risky driving when their peers were in the room — and the driving of early adolescents was fully twice as reckless when other young teens were around.

One of the most significant pieces of news from the US in early 2017 was the efforts of Google to make autonomous driving a reality.

Psychologists have documented children lying as early as the age of two.

right into the early 20th century, kitchens were smoky, noisy places, generally located underground, or to the back of the house, and as far from living space as possible.

Social acceptance by peers in early childhood also predicted grades in fifth grade.

Some fear that the potential impact of sharing is too high, especially at the early stages of a career.

That was a lesson we learned very early on.

That was confirmed in the early 1990s by the American Magellan orbiter which used radar to peer through the planet's thick clouds and mapped out a rich, varied and dynamic surface.

The background to this is that from the 1960s into the early 2000s, measures of average well-being went up in the US.

The first Cube Sat was created in the early 2000s, as a way of enabling Stanford graduate students to design, build, test and operate a spacecraft with similar capabilities to the USSR's Sputnik.

The misconception of resilience is often bred from an early age, parents trying to teach their children resilience might celebrate a high school student staying up until 3am to finish a science fair project.

The most powerful influences occur during early childhood and include both what happened to you directly, and what those around you did and said in your presence.

The results highlight the need to develop effective early interventions to help those with attention on track academically and for educators to encourage positive peer relationships, the researchers said.

The Wallaces both died in their nineties in the early 1980s.

These early ancestors of modern Eurasians dispersed into parts of the world that had more seasonal sunshine and much lower levels of sun radiation.

They found that early attention skills were the most consistent predictor of academic success, and that likability by peers also had a modest effect on academic performance.

They hope that the technology will be cleared for use in American courts by early next year.

When Jean-Claude killy made the French national ski team in the early 1960s, he was prepared to work harder than anyone else to be the best.

with this study, researchers examined early academic attention and socio-emotional skills and how each contributed to academic success into young adulthood.

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

ADV-GRADED

（指在通常的时间之前）早,提早,提前

Early means before the usual time that a particular event or activity happens.

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ADJ-GRADED

早期的;初期的

Early means near the beginning of a day, week, year, or other period of time.

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ADV-GRADED

（指在原定或预计的时间之前）早，提早,提前

Early means before the time that was arranged or expected.

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ADJ-GRADED

（历史时期或事物存续期）早期的,初期的

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.

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ADJ-GRADED

（作品、过程等）开始阶段的

Early means near the beginning of something such as a piece of work or a process.

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ADJ-GRADED

（植物）早开花的，早熟的

Early refers to plants which flower or crop before or at the beginning of the main season.

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ADJ-GRADED

（传闻、迹象等）*早的，*初的

Early reports or indications of something are the first reports or indications about it.

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PHRASE

早在

You can use as early as to emphasize that a particular time or period is surprisingly early.

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PHRASE

言之过早；为时尚早

If you say about something that might be true that it is early days, you mean that it is too soon for you to be completely sure about it.

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英汉词典释义

adj.

早的, 提早的

早期的; 清早的; 早年的

早日的, 及早的

早熟的，早产的

很久以前的，早时的；早代的，远古的

不久的，很快的，近期的

adv.

早; 先

在初期, 在早期

提早；提前

先前；早些时候；…之前

在开始阶段，开始后不久

很久以前，从前，古时候，古代

不久，即将，*近，近期，很快地

n.

[常作 earlies]1. 早先的日子；早年 2. 时鲜水果(或蔬菜)

英英词典释义

Adjective

1. at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time;

2. being or occurring at an early stage of development;

3. of the distant past;

4. very young;

5. of an early stage in the development of a language or literature;

6. expected in the near future;

Adverb

1. during an early stage;

2. before the usual time or the time expected;

3. in good time;

行业词典

计算机： 早期，初期；