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| 詞匯 | early |
| 釋義 | early/′?:li, AmE ′?:r-/ adj & adv [-y\ier/-y\iest] adj(1) 早的, 初始(期)的(near the beginning of a period of time, a course of action, a series of events, etc):~morning清晨;the~part of the century本世紀的初葉; an~hour of the day 凌晨; a man in his~twenties 一個20歲出頭的男人; the~stages of an animal's growth 動物生長的初期; an~riser 早起的人; the~works of Beethoven 貝多芬的早期作品; 〖反〗 late; (2) 比平?;蛑付〞r間早的(happening sooner than usual or expected):an~arrival/death/maturity of the mind 提前到達/夭折/思維早熟;~closing/warning 提前關(guān)門/事先警告; We grow~rice. 我們種早稻。It's too~to go yet. 現(xiàn)在去太早。The young man was~for the interview. 那個年輕人提早趕來參加面試。The bus was half an hour~. 汽車早到了半個小時。He was one of the~arrivals. 他是來得最早的人之一。The~bird catches the worm. (prov) 捷足者先登?!纪絙eforehand;〖反〗late; (3) 早先的,古時的(belonging to a period far back in time):the~musical instrument/architecture 早期的樂器/建筑; The archaeologists uncovered an~Egyptian city. 考古學(xué)家挖掘出一座古代埃及城市。E~man learned to use boats thousands of years ago. 早期的人類在數(shù)千年前就學(xué)會了使用船只?!纪?ancient, primitive; 〖反〗 modern; (4)及早的, 早日的(in the near future)[作attrib] [無comp]: We hope for an~production of the play/reply to our letter/settlement of the problem. 我們希望這個話劇早日上演/我們的信件早日得到答復(fù)/這個問題早些解決。 adv (1)早,初,開始,在初期 (near the beginning of a period of time, course of action or series of events): go to bed/get up/leave~早睡/早起/早走; My father is up~. 我的父親起得很早。The campers set out~in the morning. 露營者一大早就出發(fā)了?!玦n one's life 在某人一生的初期;~in the year/this century 年初/本世紀初葉;~in the development of cars 在汽車發(fā)展的初期 〖反〗late; (2) 比通常或指定時間早地 (sooner than usual or expected): He came half an hour~for fear of being late for the appointment. 由于擔(dān)心約會遲到, 他提前半個小時就到了。〖同〗beforehand;〖反〗later; (3) 早先,古時,很久之前 (far back in time; long ago): Man learned the usefulness of tools/learned to use tools~. 人類在很久以前就懂得了工具的重要性/學(xué)會了使用工具。This small island was inhabited as~as a thousand years ago. 這個小島早在1000年以前就有人居住了?!纪?previously; (4) 盡早(so as to allow enough time):Please give your reply~. 請盡早答復(fù)。 at your earliest convenience 請盡早(fml):Please reply at your~est convenience. 請盡早答復(fù)。 an early bird 早起(到)者:People with a large family to support are usually~birds. 需要供養(yǎng)一大家子人的人通常都起得很早。The~birds got the best seats for the match. 早到的人占據(jù)了賽場最好的座位。 (it is) early days (yet) 為時過早 (infml, 尤 BrE):It's~days yet to make up my mind. 現(xiàn)在要我下決心還為時過早。 early on 在早期:He became famous~on in his career. 他在事業(yè)的初期便已經(jīng)非常著名了。 →′earliness n 早(期) |
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