early

1. ADV Early means before the usual time that a particular event or activity happens. 早[ADV after v]

I knew I had to get up early. 我知道我得早起。

2. ADJ Early is also an adjective. 早的[ADJ n]

I decided that I was going to take early retirement. 我決定了我將提早退休。

3. ADJ Early means near the beginning of a day, week, year, or other period of time. 早期的[ADJ n]

...in the 1970s and the early 1980s. …在20世紀70年代和20世紀80年代初期。

She was in her early teens. 她有十三四嵗了。

4. ADV Early is also an adverb. 在早期

We'll hope to see you some time early next week. 我們希望在下周初的某個時候見你。

5. ADV Early means before the time that was arranged or expected. 提前[ADV after v]

She arrived early to get a place at the front. 她提前到達，好在前排找個位置。

6. ADJ Early is also an adjective. 提前的

I'm always early. 我縂是提早。

7. ADJ Early means near the beginning of a period in history, or in the history of something such as the world, a society, or an activity. 早期的; 初期的[ADJ n]

...the early stages of pregnancy. …懷孕初期。

...Fassbinder's early films. …法斯賓德的早期電影。

8. ADJ Early means near the beginning of something such as a piece of work or a process. 開始的[ADJ n]

...the book's early chapters. …該書開頭幾章。

9. ADV Early is also an adverb. 在開始堦段

...an incident that occurred much earlier in the game. …一個在比賽剛開始時發(fā)生的事件。

10. ADJ Early refers to plants that flower or crop before or at the beginning of the main season. 早開花的; 早熟的[ADJ n]

...these early cabbages and cauliflowers. …這些早熟的卷心菜和花椰菜。

11. ADV Early is also an adverb. 早開花地[ADV with v]

This early flowering gladiolus is not very hardy. 這株開花早的劍蘭不是很耐寒。

12. ADJ Early reports or indications of something are the first reports or indications about it. 初期的[正式] [ADJ n]

The early indications look encouraging. 初期的跡象看起來鼓舞人心。

13. PHRASE You can use as early as to emphasize that a particular time or period is surprisingly early. 早在[強調(diào)]

Inflation could fall back into single figures as early as this month. 通貨膨脹最早在本月就能廻落到一位數(shù)。