| 释义 |
early²adv 1. before the usual or expected time 提早，提前:◇try to arrive early if you want a good seat. 你想占个好座位的话，就要尽量早点到。 2. near the beginning of a period of time 在早期，在初期:◇we'll have to leave early tomorrow morning. 明天早上我们得早点离开。 3. near the beginning of an event, story, process etc 在开始阶段，在开头部分:◇a scene that takes place early in the film 发生在影片开始时的一个场景◇early on (=at an early stage) 在初期，一开始: i realized early on that this relationship wasn't going to work. 我一开始就知道这种关系是维持不下去的。→ opposite 反义词 late |