early
形容詞
定義 early 形容詞
- A1
Occurring near the beginning of a period of time, or before the usual, expected, or scheduled time.
早期的；提前的
You can leave if you complete your work ahead of schedule.
如果你提前完成工作，你可以离开。
Arriving sooner would allow you more time.
早点到达可以让你有更多时间。
I prefer to arrive a bit before my scheduled interview.
我喜欢比预定面试时间早一点到达。
Refers to flowers that bloom, or vegetables that are ready for harvest, before the typical time of year.
（花朵）早开的；（蔬菜）早熟的。
副詞
定義 early 副詞
- A1
Occurring near the beginning of a period of time, or before the usual, expected, or scheduled time.
早期的；提前的
You can leave if you complete your work ahead of schedule.
如果你提前完成工作，你可以离开。
Arriving sooner would allow you more time.
早点到达可以让你有更多时间。
I prefer to arrive a bit before my scheduled interview.
我喜欢比预定面试时间早一点到达。
Refers to flowers that bloom, or vegetables that are ready for harvest, before the typical time of year.
（花朵）早开的；（蔬菜）早熟的。
片語 early 副詞
- at the earliest
Indicates that something will not occur before the stated date or time.
最早，至少
• I am very busy; I can't see you until 4 PM at the earliest.
我非常忙；最早也要到下午4点才能见你。
成語
- It's early days
This phrase is used to indicate that it is too early to make a judgment about the likely outcome of something, as many things could still happen or change.
言之过早
• The early results of this new technology look promising, but it's early days to draw any conclusions.
这项新技术的早期结果看起来很有希望，但现在下结论还为时过早。
- drive/send someone to an early grave
To cause someone to die prematurely.
导致某人英年早逝。
• He is overworking himself every day; he will drive himself to an early grave if he continues like this.
他每天都过度工作；如果继续这样下去，他会把自己逼到早逝。
- early to bed and early to rise (makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise)
This proverb suggests that individuals who adopt a habit of sleeping early and waking up early are more likely to achieve success in terms of health, wealth, and wisdom.
早睡早起身体好，豪华富贵智商高。
• I think there’s a lot of truth to ‘early to bed and early to rise,’ so I'm starting to adjust my sleeping habits.
我认为『早睡早起』很有道理，所以我开始调整我的睡眠习惯。
- an early bath
This idiom refers to a situation in which a football player is sent off the field during a match, usually due to a rule violation.
（因犯规等原因）指足球运动员在比赛中被判罚提前离场。
• He was given an early bath after a nasty tackle.
他因恶意铲球被判提前离场。
- it's early days
Used to indicate that it is too soon to form a conclusive opinion or make a judgment about the outcome of something, as circumstances may still change.
言之过早
• The new project looks promising at the moment, but it's early days to make a definite conclusion.
这个新项目目前看起来很有前景，但现在下结论还为时过早。