ear·ly

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【释义】：

(ea．rlier，ea．rliest)a．❶ 早，初，幼：early rice早稻．an early train早车．keep early hours早睡早起．in the early part of the 20th century在二十世纪初期．in one’s early days在幼年时期．The early bird catches the worm．【谚】捷足先登．❷ 近期的：at an early date早日．fix an early date定一个近些的日子．Please come at your earliest convenience．请你尽早来．

－ad．早，初，幼年时候：as early as 1929早在一九二九年．early in the morning一清早．early in life年轻时．early and late由清早到深夜．early or late迟早．early to bed，early to rise早睡早起．earlier on初期，在较早的阶段．