early是一個簡單又常見的英語單詞，用法和搭配短語也是很多的，是一個需要掌握的單詞，那么下面我們就來說一說early是什么意思。

簡要回答

early可以用作形容詞，意思是早的，初期的，early也可以用作副詞，意思是提早地，“as early as”意思是“為早在什么的時候”，“early stage”意思是初期，“early on”意思是開始不久。

詳細(xì)內(nèi)容

early
英 [???li] 美 [???rli]
adj.早期的;初期的;早先的;早到的;提前的;提早的
adv.在早期;在初期;在開始階段;提早;提前;先前;早些時候;…之前
比較級： earlier
最高級： earliest
派生詞： earliness

短語搭配
Early stage 初段 ; 早期 ; 早期階段 ; 最強(qiáng)初段
early deceleration 早期減速 ; 早減速 ; 減速 ; 包括早期減速
early gene [病毒] 早期基因 ; 前期基因 ; 早期蛋白
Early Rising 早起 ; 別睡懶覺早點(diǎn)起床 ; 早起床 ; 早期上升
Early field 早場
Showers Early 早有陣雨
early diagnosis 早期診斷 ; 初診斷 ; 診斷 ; 早診斷
Early Decision 提前錄取 ; 優(yōu)先申請 ; 早期決定

詞語用例
an early bird
(humorous) 早起者；早到者；趕早者；捷足先登者
a person who gets up, arrives, etc. very early
at your earliest convenience
(business 商) 盡早；盡快
as soon as possible
Please telephone at your earliest convenience.
請盡早打電話。
the early bird catches the worm
(saying) 捷足先登；捷足先得
the person who takes the opportunity to do sth before other people will have an advantage over them
it's early days (yet)
(BrE) 為時尚早；言之過早
used to say that it is too soon to be sure how a situation will develop
bright and early
大清早
very early in the morning
You're up bright and early today!
你今天起得很早??！
the small/early hours
also the wee small hours ScotE, NAmE also the wee hours
午夜剛過的一段時間；凌晨時分
the period of time very early in the morning, soon after midnight
We worked well into the small hours.
我們一直工作到了午夜之后。
The fighting began in the early hours of Saturday morning.
戰(zhàn)斗在星期六凌晨打響了。
have an early/a late night
比平時睡得早 / 晚
to go to bed earlier or later than usual

雙語例句
You have to be early, not on time.
你應(yīng)該早點(diǎn)到，不是準(zhǔn)點(diǎn)到。
She arrived early to secure a place at the front.
為了能占個靠前的位置，她提早到了。
It's too early to declare his efforts a success.
現(xiàn)在就斷言他的努力已經(jīng)獲得成功還為時過早。
The early indications look encouraging.
開初的跡象看起來令人鼓舞。
Inflation could fall back into single figures as early as this month.
通貨膨脹率最早有可能在本月就回落至個位數(shù)。
The chances of Francis eventually becoming manager of England are perhaps higher. It is early days, of course, and he has yet to win anything.
弗朗西斯最終成為英格蘭隊(duì)主教練的幾率可能更高。當(dāng)然，現(xiàn)在這樣說為時尚早，他還沒贏過呢。
Why do we have to go to bed so early?
為什么我們那么早就得上床睡覺？
The first snow came a month earlier than usual.
第一場雪比往年提早了一個月。
Earlier reports that troops opened fire are now being denied.
有關(guān)軍隊(duì)開火的最初傳聞現(xiàn)在遭到了否認(rèn)。
We went swimming very early
我們很早就去游泳了。
She became a film star as early as 1942.
她早在1942年就成了電影明星了。