early 音标拼音: ['ɚli]
ad . 早,在初期
a . 早的,早期的,及早的
早,在初期早的,早期的,及早的
early 早期
early adv 1 :
during an early stage ; "
early on in her career " [
synonym :
{
early on }, {
early }]
2 :
before the usual time or the time expected ; "
she graduated early "; "
the house was completed ahead of time " [
synonym :
{
early }, {
ahead of time }, {
too soon }] [
ant : {
belatedly },
{
late }, {
tardily }]
3 :
in good time ; "
he awoke betimes that morning " [
synonym : {
early },
{
betimes }]
adj 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 " [
ant : {
late }, {
middle }]
2 :
being or occurring at an early stage of development ; "
in an early stage "; "
early forms of life "; "
early man "; "
an early computer " [
ant : {
late }, {
later (
a )}]
3 :
belonging to the distant past ; "
the early inhabitants of Europe "; "
former generations "; "
in other times " [
synonym :
{
early (
a )}, {
former (
a )}, {
other (
a )}]
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 " [
ant : {
late }, {
middle }]
6 :
expected in the near future ; "
look for an early end to the negotiations "
Early \
Ear "
ly \ ([~
e ]
r "
l [
y ^]),
adv . [
OE .
erli ,
erliche ,
AS .
[=
ae ]
rl [
imac ]
ce ; [=
ae ]
r sooner l [
imac ]
c like .
See {
Ere },
and {
Like }.]
Soon ;
in good season ;
seasonably ;
betimes ;
as ,
come early .
[
1913 Webster ]
Those that me early shall find me . --
Prov .
viii .
17 .
[
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You must wake and call me early . --
Tennyson .
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Early \
Ear "
ly \,
a . [
Compar . {
Earlier } ([~
e ]
r "
l [
i ^]*[~
e ]
r );
superl . {
Earliest }.] [
OE .
earlich . [
root ]
204 .
See {
Early },
adv .]
1 .
In advance of the usual or appointed time ;
in good season ;
prior in time ;
among or near the first ; --
opposed to {
late };
as ,
the early bird ;
an early spring ;
early fruit .
[
1913 Webster ]
Early and provident fear is the mother of safety .
--
Burke .
[
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The doorsteps and threshold with the early grass springing up about them . --
Hawthorne .
[
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2 .
Coming in the first part of a period of time ,
or among the first of successive acts ,
events ,
etc .
[
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Seen in life '
s early morning sky . --
Keble .
[
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The forms of its earlier manhood . --
Longfellow .
[
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The earliest poem he composed was in his seventeenth summer . --
J .
C .
Shairp .
[
1913 Webster ]
{
Early English } (
Philol .)
See the Note under {
English }.
{
Early English architecture },
the first of the pointed or Gothic styles used in England ,
succeeding the Norman style in the 12th and 13th centuries .
Syn :
Forward ;
timely ;
not late ;
seasonable .
[
1913 Webster ]
129 Moby Thesaurus words for "
early ":
a priori ,
advanced ,
ages ago ,
ahead ,
ahead of time ,
already ,
anachronistic ,
ancient ,
anciently ,
antecedent ,
antedated ,
antediluvian ,
anterior ,
anticipative ,
anticipatory ,
antiquated ,
antique ,
away back ,
back ,
backward ,
before ,
before all ,
beforehand ,
beforetime ,
beginning ,
behind time ,
behindhand ,
betimes ,
bright and early ,
ci -
devant ,
dated ,
earlier ,
elder ,
ere ,
ere then ,
erenow ,
erstwhile ,
ex post facto ,
first ,
fore ,
foredated ,
foregoing ,
forehand ,
forehanded ,
foresighted ,
foresightedly ,
former ,
formerly ,
heretofore ,
hitherto ,
immemorial ,
in advance ,
in ancient times ,
in anticipation ,
in good time ,
in olden times ,
in times past ,
inappropriate ,
initial ,
initially ,
inopportune ,
into the past ,
late ,
long ago ,
long since ,
metachronistic ,
misdated ,
mistimed ,
of old ,
of yore ,
old ,
olden ,
older ,
once ,
onetime ,
or ever ,
original ,
originally ,
out of date ,
out of season ,
overdue ,
oversoon ,
parachronistic ,
past ,
past due ,
pioneer ,
postdated ,
preceding ,
precipitant ,
precocious ,
precociously ,
precurrent ,
preexistent ,
prehistoric ,
premature ,
prematurely ,
prevenient ,
previous ,
previously ,
primal ,
prime ,
primeval ,
primitive ,
primordial ,
prior ,
priorly ,
pristine ,
prochronistic ,
quondam ,
recent ,
retroactive ,
retrospective ,
seasonably ,
senior ,
some time ago ,
some time back ,
sometime ,
soon ,
tardy ,
then ,
theretofore ,
timely ,
unanticipated ,
unexpected ,
unpunctual ,
unseasonable ,
untimely ,
years ago ,
yet
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