首页英语词典earlyearly英英释意

early

英['ɜːlɪ] 美['ɝli]
  • adj. 早期的;早熟的
  • adv. 提早;在初期
  • n. (Early)人名;(英)厄尔利

英英释意


1. 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"
2. being or occurring at an early stage of development;
"in an early stage"
"early forms of life"
"early man"
"an early computer"
3. of the distant past;
"the early inhabitants of Europe"
"former generations"
"in other times"
4. very young;
"at an early age"
5. 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"
6. expected in the near future;
"look for an early end to the negotiations"