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

adjadv

Something that's early happens right at the beginning of some specific time period, or before you expect it to happen. An early party guest shows up before the party starts.

An early riser gets up with the sun every morning, and you might eat an early dinner at five in the evening. If you're in your early twenties, you're closer to 20 than 30, while the early 20th century was the time period before 1950. If a baby comes early, she's born before her expected due date. The Old English source is ærlice, "early," which comes from ær, "soon" or "ere."

WORD FAMILY

early: earlier, earliest, earlily, earliness, earlyish+/earliest: earliests

USAGE EXAMPLES

Her early efforts “looked so bad,” she says.

Wall Street Journal(Jan 02, 2017)

The 2011 Giants lost four in a row from mid-November to early December, then won four in a row from early January to early February.

Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017)

Oklahoma led Auburn 21-13 early in the third quarter on Monday night.

Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017)

1adj 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

Syn|Ant

aboriginal, primaeval, primal, primeval, primordial

having existed from the beginning; in an earliest or original stage or state

advance, beforehand

being ahead of time or need

archaean, archean

of or relating to the earliest known rocks formed during the Precambrian Eon

archaeozoic, archeozoic

of or belonging to earlier of two divisions of the Precambrian era

azoic

before the appearance of life

earlier, earliest

(comparative and superlative of `early') more early than; most early

earlyish

being somewhat early

premature, untimely

uncommonly early or before the expected time

premature, previous

too soon or too hasty

proterozoic

formed in the later of two divisions of the Precambrian era

proto

indicating the first or earliest or original

wee

very early

first

preceding all others in time or space or degree

middle

between an earlier and a later period of time

late

being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time

intervening

occurring or falling between events or points in time

mid

used in combination to denote the middle

advanced, ripe

far along in time

after-hours

after closing time especially a legally established closing time

latish

somewhat late

posthumous

occurring or coming into existence after a person's death

2adj being or occurring at an early stage of development

in an early stage
early forms of life
early man
an early computer

Syn|Ant

archaic, primitive

little evolved from or characteristic of an earlier ancestral type

new, young

(of crops) harvested at an early stage of development; before complete maturity

crude, primitive, rude

belonging to an early stage of technical development; characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness

embryonic, embryotic

in an early stage of development

inchoate, incipient

only partly in existence; imperfectly formed

precocious

appearing or developing early

late, later

at or toward an end or late period or stage of development

advanced

comparatively late in a course of development

tardive

late-occurring (especially with reference to symptoms of a disease)

3adj 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

Syn|Ant

Old

of a very early stage in development

middle

of a stage in the development of a language or literature between earlier and later stages

late

of a later stage in the development of a language or literature; used especially of dead languages

Modern, New

used of a living language; being the current stage in its development

New

in use after medieval times

4adj belonging to the distant past

the early inhabitants of Europe

Syn

former, other
past

earlier than the present time; no longer current

5adj expected in the near future

look for an early end to the negotiations

Syn

future

yet to be or coming

6adj very young

at an early age

Syn

immature, young

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

7adv during an early stage

early on in her career

Syn

early on

8adv before the usual time or the time expected

she graduated early

Syn|Ant

ahead of time, too soon

belatedly, late, tardily

later than usual or than expected

9adv in good time

Syn

betimes

单词	early
释义	early (once / 19 pages) adjadv Something that's early happens right at the beginning of some specific time period, or before you expect it to happen. An early party guest shows up before the party starts. An early riser gets up with the sun every morning, and you might eat an early dinner at five in the evening. If you're in your early twenties, you're closer to 20 than 30, while the early 20th century was the time period before 1950. If a baby comes early, she's born before her expected due date. The Old English source is ærlice, "early," which comes from ær, "soon" or "ere." WORD FAMILY early: earlier, earliest, earlily, earliness, earlyish+/earliest: earliests USAGE EXAMPLES Her early efforts “looked so bad,” she says. Wall Street Journal(Jan 02, 2017) The 2011 Giants lost four in a row from mid-November to early December, then won four in a row from early January to early February. Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) Oklahoma led Auburn 21-13 early in the third quarter on Monday night. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1adj 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 Syn\|Ant aboriginal, primaeval, primal, primeval, primordial having existed from the beginning; in an earliest or original stage or state advance, beforehand being ahead of time or need archaean, archean of or relating to the earliest known rocks formed during the Precambrian Eon archaeozoic, archeozoic of or belonging to earlier of two divisions of the Precambrian era azoic before the appearance of life earlier, earliest (comparative and superlative of `early') more early than; most early earlyish being somewhat early premature, untimely uncommonly early or before the expected time premature, previous too soon or too hasty proterozoic formed in the later of two divisions of the Precambrian era proto indicating the first or earliest or original wee very early first preceding all others in time or space or degree middle between an earlier and a later period of time late being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time intervening occurring or falling between events or points in time mid used in combination to denote the middle advanced, ripe far along in time after-hours after closing time especially a legally established closing time latish somewhat late posthumous occurring or coming into existence after a person's death 2adj being or occurring at an early stage of development in an early stage early forms of life early man an early computer Syn\|Ant archaic, primitive little evolved from or characteristic of an earlier ancestral type new, young (of crops) harvested at an early stage of development; before complete maturity crude, primitive, rude belonging to an early stage of technical development; characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness embryonic, embryotic in an early stage of development inchoate, incipient only partly in existence; imperfectly formed precocious appearing or developing early late, later at or toward an end or late period or stage of development advanced comparatively late in a course of development tardive late-occurring (especially with reference to symptoms of a disease) 3adj 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 Syn\|Ant Old of a very early stage in development middle of a stage in the development of a language or literature between earlier and later stages late of a later stage in the development of a language or literature; used especially of dead languages Modern, New used of a living language; being the current stage in its development New in use after medieval times 4adj belonging to the distant past the early inhabitants of Europe Syn former, other past earlier than the present time; no longer current 5adj expected in the near future look for an early end to the negotiations Syn future yet to be or coming 6adj very young at an early age Syn immature, young (used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth 7adv during an early stage early on in her career Syn early on 8adv before the usual time or the time expected she graduated early Syn\|Ant ahead of time, too soon belatedly, late, tardily later than usual or than expected 9adv in good time Syn betimes
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