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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   early

   • IPA[ˈərlē]

   美式

   • adj.
     happening or done before the usual or expected time；(of a plant or crop) flowering or ripening before other varieties
   • adv.
     before the usual or expected time；near the beginning of a particular time or period
2. • 釋義
   • 片語

   adj.

   形容詞

   • 1. happening or done before the usual or expected time we ate an early lunch 同義詞 untimely, premature, too soon, too early, before time, ... 更多archaicunseasonable, prompt, timely, quick, speedy, rapid, fast, without delay, expeditious, archaicrathe反義詞 overdue
   • ▪ (of a plant or crop) flowering or ripening before other varieties early potatoes
   • 2. happening, belonging to, or done near the beginning of a particular time or period an early goal secured victory 同義詞 advance, forward, prior, initial, preliminary, ... 更多first, primary, pilot, test, trial反義詞 late
   • ▪ done or occurring near the beginning of the day we agreed to meet at 6 a.m. to get an early start
   • ▪ denoting or belonging to the beginning or opening stages of a historical period, cultural movement, or sphere of activity early impressionism
   • ▪ occurring at the beginning of a sequence the earlier chapters of the book

   adv.

   副詞

   • 1. before the usual or expected time I was planning to finish work early today 同義詞 early in the day, in the early morning, at dawn, at daybreak, at cockcrow, ... 更多with the lark, informalat stupid o'clock, before the usual time, before the appointed time, prematurely, too soon, ahead of time, ahead of schedule, in good time, literarybetimes反義詞 late
   • 2. near the beginning of a particular time or period we lost a couple of games early in the season
   • ▪ near the beginning of the day I wrote this piece early one morning
   • ▪ before the present time or before the time one is referring to you met my husband earlier

   片語

   • at the earliest
   • early bird
   • an early grave
   • the early hours
   • an early night
   • early on
   • earlier on