(comparative and superlative of `early\\\') more early than; most early;
\\\"a fashion popular in earlier times\\\"
\\\"his earlier work reflects the influence of his teacher\\\"
\\\"Verdi\\\'s earliest and most raucous opera\\\"
Adverb:
earlier in time; previously;
\\\"I had known her before\\\"
\\\"as I said before\\\"
\\\"he called me the day before but your call had come even earlier\\\"
\\\"her parents had died four years earlier\\\"
\\\"I mentioned that problem earlier\\\"
comparatives of `soon\\\' or `early\\\';
\\\"Come a little sooner, if you can\\\"
\\\"came earlier than I expected\\\"
before now;
\\\"why didn\\\'t you tell me in the first place?\\\"
造句
用作形容詞(adj.)
We should get acquainted with our parents earlier. 我們應該更早的了解自己的父母。
Spanish teams now start playing friendlies earlier. 西班牙球隊可以更早的安排和進行友誼賽。
The earlier revolts had just been dress rehearsals for full-scale revolution. 那些初期的反叛活動只不過是大規模革命行動的演習。
用作副詞(adv.)
This will give you OOBE experience earlier, in the form of L.D., and help keep your interest high until you learn how to do the conscious exit. 這會使你更早地以清醒的夢的形式獲得脫體經驗，并有助于你保持高度興趣，直到你學會如何有意識地脫體。
When Z. japonica clones acquired abundant nitrogen from fertile soil bands earlier, their dry matter production was increased. 當結縷草克隆能夠較早地從試驗生境的肥沃土壤帶中獲取豐富的氮素資源時，其干物質生產量傾向于增加。