英语词汇“early”的释义、区别辨析及用法例句-英语同义词词典

单词	early
例句	earlyearly /ˈɚli/ adjective (earlier, earliest) ► early before the usual or expected time: The bus was a few minutes early. We had an early lunch at about 11:30. ► ahead of schedule earlier than the time when you have arranged to do something. You use ahead of schedule especially for situations when there is a planned schedule with a list of times, dates, and aims: The building work was completed two months ahead of schedule. ► ahead of time earlier than the time when you expect to do something or expect something to happen: We were hoping to get to Austin by 6:00, but we got there a little ahead of time, at about 5:30. You can make the dessert ahead of time so that you do not need to worry about it on the day of the party. ► premature happening before the normal or natural time. Premature is used especially about medical conditions: Too much time in the sun causes premature aging of the skin. ➔ You say a baby is premature when he or she is born before the normal time: Premature babies usually stay in the hospital for several weeks before coming home. ► untimely (formal) an untimely death or end happens earlier than it should or earlier than you expected. Untimely sounds fairly formal or literary: He was a friend of our family for many years, until his untimely death in a boating accident. ANTONYMS ➔ see late ➔ see on timeADVERBS: earlyYou can make the adjective premature into an adverb by using an -ly ending: The baby was born prematurely.Early and untimely look like adverbs, but they are adjectives and cannot be used like adverbs.
随便看	one-all, three-all, etc. on edge one-liner one-way ongoing online only on occasion onomatopoeia on paper on the whole on time on your own open open-air opening openly open-minded open-mindedness open-necked openness operate operating system operation opinion

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