英语词汇“at the earliest”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

P3. at the earliest: used to specify the earliest time or date at which something can have occurred in the past, or can happen or be done in the future. Cf. at the latest at latest n. 2.

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1684 R. Kidder Demonstr. Messias vii. 221 But then that service at the earliest did not begin till past noon.

1759 Mod. Part Universal Hist. XIII. xvi. i. 180 Under the mentioned [emperor], who..flourished about the year 220, or, at the earliest, under his father.

1829 New Monthly Mag. 26 372 A Pic-nic party..must be almost impromptu: projected at twelve o'clock at night at the earliest, executed at twelve o'clock of the following day at the latest.

1884 D. Hunter tr. E. Reuss Hist. Canon xiii. 264 A pretended Confession of Faith, dated 1120, which is now known..to belong at the earliest to the year 1532.

1912 A. Cherry-Garrard Jrnl. 19 Feb. in Worst Journey in World (1922) xii. 419 We have been wondering when relief will reach us, but we cannot expect it for at least a day or two yet at the earliest.

1973 Daily Tel. 26 Feb. 17/6 The long-expected take-off in the sale of telephone facsimile machines will not happen before next year at the earliest.

2009 Independent 2 Feb. 3/3 Davies is expected to cross the finish at the end of this week at the earliest.

单词	at the earliest
释义	> as lemmas at the earliest P3. at the earliest: used to specify the earliest time or date at which something can have occurred in the past, or can happen or be done in the future. Cf. at the latest at latest n. 2. ΚΠ 1684 R. Kidder Demonstr. Messias vii. 221 But then that service at the earliest did not begin till past noon. 1759 Mod. Part Universal Hist. XIII. xvi. i. 180 Under the mentioned [emperor], who..flourished about the year 220, or, at the earliest, under his father. 1829 New Monthly Mag. 26 372 A Pic-nic party..must be almost impromptu: projected at twelve o'clock at night at the earliest, executed at twelve o'clock of the following day at the latest. 1884 D. Hunter tr. E. Reuss Hist. Canon xiii. 264 A pretended Confession of Faith, dated 1120, which is now known..to belong at the earliest to the year 1532. 1912 A. Cherry-Garrard Jrnl. 19 Feb. in Worst Journey in World (1922) xii. 419 We have been wondering when relief will reach us, but we cannot expect it for at least a day or two yet at the earliest. 1973 Daily Tel. 26 Feb. 17/6 The long-expected take-off in the sale of telephone facsimile machines will not happen before next year at the earliest. 2009 Independent 2 Feb. 3/3 Davies is expected to cross the finish at the end of this week at the earliest. extracted from earlyadj.n. < as lemmas
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