earlier是什么意思 earlier在线中文翻译

earlier 英 ['ɜ:lɪə] 美 [ˈɝlɪr]

1. 以前
   ...dynaset-type recordset 动态集类型记录集 | earlier 以前 | edit buffer 编辑缓冲区...
2. 早的
   ...earless 无耳 | earlier 早的 | earliest 早的...
3. 更早的;更早地
   ...更远的 farther | 更早的;更早地 earlier | 工厂 factory...
4. 更早的
   ...earless 无穗的 | earlier 更早的 | earlieron 稍早的时候...

1. (comparative and superlative of `early') more early than
   most early
   e.g. a fashion popular in earlier times
   e.g. his earlier work reflects the influence of his teacher
   e.g. Verdi's earliest and most raucous opera
   Synonym: earliest

1. earlier in time
   previously
   e.g. I had known her before
   e.g. as I said before
   e.g. he called me the day before but your call had come even earlier
   e.g. her parents had died four years earlier
   e.g. I mentioned that problem earlier
   Synonym: before
2. before now
   e.g. why didn't you tell me in the first place?
   Synonym: in the first place in the beginning to begin with originally
3. comparatives of `soon' or `early'
   e.g. Come a little sooner, if you can
   e.g. came earlier than I expected
   Synonym: sooner

earlier ['ɜ:lɪə]