复合形式：
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| at an early hour adv | (early in the morning) | SCSimplified Chinese 一大早地 yí dà zǎo de |
| | My grandmother had the custom of rising at an early hour. |
| bright and early adj | informal (at an early hour) | SCSimplified Chinese 大清早 dà qīng zǎo |
| | Let's start the hike bright and early so we can finish before it gets too hot. |
| early afternoon n | (period just after midday) | SCSimplified Chinese 刚到下午 |
| | The best time to reach me is right after lunch, in the early afternoon. |
| early age n | (infancy) | SCSimplified Chinese 婴儿期 yīng ér qī
TCTraditional Chinese 嬰兒期 |
| | My son started reading at an early age - as far as I remember he was only three years old. |
| early bird n | figurative ([sb] who wakes up early) | SCSimplified Chinese 爱早起的人 |
| | My husband's an early bird, but I find it hard to get out of bed in the morning. |
| early bird n | figurative ([sb] arriving before others) | SCSimplified Chinese 早到者 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 捷足先登者 |
| | Millie and I were early birds to the party; most of the guests arrived an hour or so later. |
early bird,
early-bird n as adj | figurative (advance, before others) | SCSimplified Chinese 捷足先登的 |
| | You will enjoy an early-bird discount of 15% if you book your tickets before the 1st of February. |
| Early Bird n | historical (satellite) (卫星, 历史用语) | SCSimplified Chinese 晨鸟 |
| | Early Bird was launched by NASA in April 1965. |
| early bloomer n | (plant: flowers early in year) | SCSimplified Chinese 早熟植物 |
| early bloomer n | figurative (person: matures early) | SCSimplified Chinese 早熟的人 |
| early childhood n | (infancy) | SCSimplified Chinese 幼儿时 yòu ér shí
TCTraditional Chinese 幼兒期 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 孩提时代 yòu ér shí，hái tí shí dài
TCTraditional Chinese 孩提時代 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 儿童初期 yòu ér shí，ér tóng chū jī |
| | I have few memories of my early childhood. |
| early closing n | (shop closure at earlier hour) | SCSimplified Chinese 提早结束营业 tí zǎo jié shù yíng yè |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 提早打烊 tí zǎo jié shù yíng yè，tí zǎo dǎ yáng |
| | Don't forget that it's early closing today; you'll have to run if you want to get to the shops on time. |
| | 别忘了今天商店提早打烊，如果你想去商店购物的话，就得赶紧了。 |
| early closing adj | (shop closure: earlier than usual) | SCSimplified Chinese 提早打烊的 |
| | Wednesday's early closing day in my hometown. |
| early days npl | (initial stages) | SCSimplified Chinese 初期 chū qī
TCTraditional Chinese 初期 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 早期 chū qī ，zǎo qī
TCTraditional Chinese 早期 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 前期 chū qī ，qián qī
TCTraditional Chinese 前期 |
| | In the early days of urban transport, people rode in horse-drawn carriages; now they drive cars. |
| early death n | (death before reaching old age) | SCSimplified Chinese 早逝 zǎo shì |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 夭折 zǎo shì，yāo zhé |
| | His smoking habit led to an early death. |
| early edition n | (of a newspaper) | SCSimplified Chinese 每天报纸的第一版 měi tiān bào zhǐ de dì yì bǎn |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 早报 měi tiān bào zhǐ de dì yì bǎn，zǎo bào |
| early enough adj | (arriving in good time) | SCSimplified Chinese 及时的 jí shí de
TCTraditional Chinese 及時的 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 够早的 jí shí de ，gòu zǎo de |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 不晚的 jí shí de ，bù wǎn de |
| early enough adv | (in good time) | SCSimplified Chinese 及时地 jí shí de
TCTraditional Chinese 及時地 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 够早地 jí shí de，gòu zǎo de |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 不晚地 jí shí de，bù wǎn de |
| early history n | (initial stages) | SCSimplified Chinese 早期历史 |
| early life n | (childhood) | SCSimplified Chinese 童年 tóng nián
TCTraditional Chinese 童年 |
| | She spent her early life in India, but moved to Britain as a teenager. |
| early morning n | (just after dawn) | SCSimplified Chinese 清晨，清早，凌晨 qīng chén，qīng zǎo
TCTraditional Chinese 清晨，清早，凌晨 |
| | (口语) | SCSimplified Chinese 一大早 yí dà zǎo |
| | Early morning is the best time to watch birds, because they've just landed after migrating all night. |
| early on adv | informal (close to beginning) | SCSimplified Chinese 早先 zǎo xiān |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 起先 zǎo xiān，qǐ xiān
TCTraditional Chinese 起先 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 最初 zǎo xiān，zuì chū
TCTraditional Chinese 最初 |
| | Early on in my life, I had been a spectacular athlete. |
| early retirement n | (retirement before established age) | SCSimplified Chinese 提前退休 tí qián tuì xiū |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 及早退休 tí qián tuì xiū，jí zǎo tuì xiū |
| | You may take early retirement but then begin a new career. |
| early riser n | (person who gets up early) | SCSimplified Chinese 早起者 zǎo qǐ zhě |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 起床早的人 zǎo qǐ zhě，qǐ chuáng zǎo de rén |
| | Maybe he was always such an early riser because he grew up on a farm. |
| early stage n | often plural (beginnings) | SCSimplified Chinese 早期 zǎo qī
TCTraditional Chinese 早期 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 初期 zǎo qī ，chū qī
TCTraditional Chinese 初期 |
| | The project is still in an early stage. |
early stage,
early-stage n as adj | (illness: in initial phase) (病症) | SCSimplified Chinese 初期阶段
TCTraditional Chinese 初期階段 |
| | The patient's symptoms are consistent with early-stage Ebola. |
| early start n | (rising early in the morning) | SCSimplified Chinese 早起 |
| | I'm going to bed now, as I have an early start tomorrow. |
| early start n | (beginning before scheduled time) | SCSimplified Chinese 提早开始 |
| | I went into work at eight so that I could get an early start. |
| early symptom n | (sign of illness at an early stage) | SCSimplified Chinese 早期症状 zǎo qī zhèng zhuàng
TCTraditional Chinese 早期症狀 |
| | Painful coughing is an early symptom of lung disease. |
| early times npl | (period long ago) | SCSimplified Chinese 远古时候
TCTraditional Chinese 遠古時候 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 古代 gǔ dài
TCTraditional Chinese 古代 |
| | In early times, people made measurements by comparing things with parts of the human body. |
| early withdrawal n | (of savings) | SCSimplified Chinese 提前取款 |
| | Bank certificates are a dependable investment, but there is a steep penalty for early withdrawal. |
| early years npl | (initial period) | SCSimplified Chinese 早年 zǎo nián
TCTraditional Chinese 早年 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 早年时期 zǎo nián，zǎo nián shí qī |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 早些时候 zǎo nián，zǎo xiē shí hòu |
| | The early years of any marriage are difficult. |
| early years npl | (infancy, childhood) | SCSimplified Chinese 孩提时代 hái tí shí dài
TCTraditional Chinese 孩提時代 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 童年时期 hái tí shí dài，tóng nián shí qī |
| get up early v expr | (rise at early hour) | SCSimplified Chinese 起床早 qǐ chuáng zǎo
TCTraditional Chinese 早起 |
| | I have a conference this Saturday, so I will have to get up early for it. |
| go to an early grave v expr | (die young) | SCSimplified Chinese 夭折 yāo zhé |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 年纪轻轻地死去 yāo zhé ，nián jì qīng qīng de sǐ qù |
| | Callum is going to an early grave if he doesn't adopt a healthier lifestyle. |
it's early days,
it's still early days,
it's early days yet expr | UK, informal (situation may change) | SCSimplified Chinese 为时过早
TCTraditional Chinese 為時過早 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 言之过早 |
| The early bird catches the worm. expr | figurative (start work early to be successful) | SCSimplified Chinese 早起的鸟儿有虫吃。 |
| too early adv | (excessively soon, prematurely) | SCSimplified Chinese 时机不成熟地 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 过早地 guò zǎo de
TCTraditional Chinese 過早地 |
| | When I get to work too early, I have to wait till they unlock the doors. You took the cake out of the oven too early. |