| 单词 | early |
| 释义 | early —earliness, n. /err"lee/, adv., earlier, earliest, adj., earlier, earliest, n. , pl. earlies. adv. 1. in or during the first part of a period of time, a course of action, a series of events, etc.: early in the year. 2. in the early part of the morning: to get up early. 3. before the usual or appointed time; ahead of time: They came early and found their hosts still dressing. 4. far back in time: The Greeks early learned to sail and navigate. 5. early on, with but little time elapsed; early in the course of a process, project, etc.; early in the game. adj. 6. occurring in the first part of a period of time, a course of action, a series of events, etc.: an early hour of the day. 7. occurring before the usual or appointed time: an early dinner. 8. belonging to a period far back in time: early French architecture. 9. occurring in the near future: I look forward to an early reply. 10. (of a fruit or vegetable) appearing or maturing before most others of its type: early apples. n. 11. a fruit or vegetable that appears before most others of its type. [bef. 950; ME erlich (adj.), erliche (adv.), OE aerlic, aerlice, mutated var. of arlic, arlice, equiv. to ar- early (positive of aer ERE) + lic(e) -LY] Syn. 6. initial. 7. beforehand, premature. |
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