| 释义 |
Adjective: early (earlier,earliest) urlee- At or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
"early morning"; "an early warning"; "early diagnosis"; "an early death"; "took early retirement"; "an early spring"; "early varieties of peas and tomatoes mature before most standard varieties" - Being or occurring at an early stage of development
"in an early stage"; "early forms of life"; "early man"; "an early computer" - Belonging to the distant past
"the early inhabitants of Europe"
- former, other - Very young
"at an early age" - Of an early stage in the development of a language or literature
"the Early Hebrew alphabetical script is that used mainly from the 11th to the 6th centuries B.C."; "Early Modern English is represented in documents printed from 1476 to 1700" - Expected in the near future
"look for an early end to the negotiations"
Adverb: early urlee- During an early stage
"early on in her career"
- early on - Before the usual time or the time expected
"she graduated early"
- ahead of time, too soon - In good time
- betimes
Derived forms: earliest, earlier See also: aboriginal, advance, archaean, archaeozoic, archaic, archean [US], archeozoic, azoic, beforehand, crude, earlier, earliest, earliness, earlyish, embryonic, embryotic, first, future, immature, inchoate, incipient, new, Old, past, precocious, premature, previous, primaeval, primal, primeval, primitive, primordial, proterozoic, proto, rude, timing, untimely, wee, young Antonym: late, middle Encyclopedia: Early, IA Early Early, Iowa Early, Texas Early, TX |