earlyear•ly /'ɜːlɪ/

adj

1. 早先的，早期的；初期的

• early tomatoes 初上市的番茄

• He is early in his twenties. 他二十岁刚出头。

2. 早的；提早的

• the early morning 清晨

• Those flowers come out in early spring. 那些花在早春绽放。

3. 不久的将来；及早的

• The bookstore is to open at an early date. 那家书店准备在近日开张。

• an early reply 及早答复

词组early bird 口 早到(或早起)者

• The early bird gets (或catches) the worm. 谚捷足先登。

early days 尚早；太早

• It's early days to jump to conclusions. 现在下结论还为时太早。