Word · Frequency #245
earliest
早；提早；提前
earliest is the superlative of early.
核心释义
At a time before expected or usual; soon after the beginning of a period.
- 1.
在预期时间之前；比平时早
At a time before expected; sooner than usual.
- 2.
很快；及时；适时地
Soon; in good time; seasonably.
在预期时间之前；比平时早；很快；及时；适时地；很早；初
用法In use
She always arrives early for her appointments.
用法提示：副词“early”表示“提早”，修饰动词“arrives”。
I woke up earlier than usual this morning.
用法提示：副词比较级“earlier”表示“更早”，修饰动词“woke up”。
The flowers bloomed early this year because of the warm weather.
用法提示：副词“early”表示“在早期”，修饰动词“bloomed”。
early in sth
early in 后接时间段或年份，用来说明某事发生在某段时间的早期，如 early in the morning、early in 2020。
She gets up early in the morning.
她早上起得很早。
as early as + time
as early as 用来强调时间之早，后接具体的时间点或日期。
Tickets went on sale as early as March.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- get up early
- 早起
- I get up early every day to exercise.我每天早起锻炼。
- arrive early
- 提前到达
- Please arrive early to get a good seat.请提前到达以便拿到好座位。
- finish early
- 提前完成
- We finished early because the teacher was sick.因为老师生病，我们提前结束了。
- leave early
- 提早离开
- I left early to catch the train.我提早离开去赶火车。
- too early
- 太早
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
early里有ear（耳朵）——早晨鸟儿一叫，耳朵先听到，提醒你起得“早”。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：everyday conversation、schedules and deadlines 作为副词，early 表示“早、提前”，口语和书面语中都很常用，属于中性表达。通常用来描述时间早于预期，适用于日常对话、日程安排和一般书面语。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词与 early(/ˈɝli/) 押韵：curly, burly, pearly, girlie, swirly, twirly，重读元音都是 /ɝ/。注意 early 的拼写容易与 nearly, clearly, dearly, yearly 混淆，但它们的重读音节是 /ɪr/，读音不同。
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 5，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY, WORDNET.