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　　early的中文意思

　　英 [ˈɜ:li]　美 [ˈɜ:rli]

　　比较级：earlier最高级：earliest

　　形容词 期的; 早的; 早日的; (果实等)早熟的

　　副词 ; 提早; 在初期; 先前

　　例句

　　1. In his early years, he was a keen basketball player.

　　他早年热衷于打篮球。

　　2. We hope for an early answer.

　　我们希望早日得到答复。

　　3. We had an early dinner today.

　　今天我们晚餐吃得早。

　　early的词典解释

　　1. (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.

　　e.g. I knew I had to get up early...

　　我知道我得早起。

　　e.g. Why do we have to go to bed so early?

　　为什么我们那么早就得上床睡觉?

　　2. 早期的;初期的

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

　　e.g. ...in the 1970s and the early 1980s.

　　在20世纪70年代以及80年代早期

　　e.g. ...a few weeks in early summer...

　　初夏的几个星期。

　　3. (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.

　　e.g. She arrived early to secure a place at the front...

　　为了能占个靠前的位置，她提早到了。

　　e.g. The first snow came a month earlier than usual.

　　第一场雪比往年提早了一个月。

　　4. (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.

　　e.g. ...the early stages of pregnancy.

　　怀孕初期。

　　e.g. ...Fassbinder's early films...

　　法斯宾德的早期影片。

　　5. (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.

　　e.g. ...the book's early chapters.

　　书的开头几章。

　　early的情景对话

　　交货

　　A：When can you effect shipment? I'm terribly worried about late shipment.

　　你们什么时候能交货?我非常担心货物迟交。

　　B：We can effect shipment in December or early next year at the latest.

　　我们最晚在今年十二月或明年初交货。

　　A：That's fine.

　　好。

　　Leaving a little early-(早退)

　　A：Could I trouble you for a minute, Mr. Graham?

　　能打扰一下吗，格雷厄姆先生?

　　B：Sure, Emily. How can I help you?

　　没问题，爱米丽。我能帮你什么?

　　A：I would like to leave a few minutes early today. Would that be all right?

　　我今天想早走几分钟，可以吗?

　　B：That’s fine, as long as you can get that report typed up before you leave.

　　可以。只要你走之前把那份报告打完就成。

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