Word · Frequency #245
early
/ˈɝːli/
adverb
早；提早；提前
At a time before expected or usual; soon after the beginning of a period.
- 1.
At a time before expected; sooner than usual.
在预期时间之前；比平时早
- 2.
Soon; in good time; seasonably.
很快；及时；适时地
在预期时间之前；比平时早；很快；及时；适时地；很早；初
In use
She always arrives early for her appointments.
I woke up earlier than usual this morning.
The flowers bloomed early this year because of the warm weather.
Connections
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
- I woke up too early this morning.我今天早上醒得太早了。
- early on
- 在早期；一开始
Learner notes
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”。
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。
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。
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。
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。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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