earlier

界面语言: zh

🇬🇧 /ˈɜːlɪə/ 🇺🇸 /ˈɜrliːɜr/

📖 释义

  1. adjective
    更早的
  2. adverb
    更早地
  3. noun
    前辈

🔗 详情

词形变化

比较级: earlier 最高级: earliest

常用搭配

early morningearly stageearly onearly birdearly warningat an early ageearly days

派生词

earliness

同义词

prematureadvancebeforehandprompttimely

反义词

latebelatedtardy

易混淆词

soon
EN: 'early' refers to before the expected or usual time; 'soon' refers to a short time from now or from a reference point.
zh: 'early' 指在预期或通常时间之前；'soon' 指从现在或某个参考点起不久之后。
formerly
EN: 'early' relates to time within a period (early in the day/career); 'formerly' means previously or in the past.
zh: 'early' 与时间段内的时间有关（如一天/职业生涯的早期）；'formerly' 意为以前或在过去。

拼写提示

EN: The comparative and superlative change 'y' to 'i': 'earlier' and 'earliest' (not 'earlyer' or 'earlyest').
zh: 比较级和最高级将 'y' 变为 'i'：'earlier' 和 'earliest'（不是 'earlyer' 或 'earlyest'）。

💬 例句

  1. We caught an earlier train to avoid the rush hour traffic.

    我们搭了一班更早的火车，以避开高峰时段的交通。

  2. I should have arrived earlier to get a good seat.

    我应该早点到，这样就能占个好座位。

  3. The literary critics often compare the modern poet to her earlier.

    文学评论家经常将这位现代诗人与她的前辈相比较。