英 [ˈɜ:lɪə(r)] 美 [ˈɜːrliər]
adv. 早些时候地
adj. 早些时候的[1]
柯林斯英汉双解大词典
earlier /ˈɜːlɪə/
1.Earlier is the comparative of . (early)的比较级
2.ADV Earlier is used to refer to a point or period in time before the present or before the one you are talking about. 早些时候地
3.ADJ Earlier is also an adjective. 早些时候的 [ADJ n][1]
earlier stage 前期
As mentioned earlier 如前所述 ; 正如在前面提到
Earlier Tonight 今晚早些时候 ; 早些时候
a few hours earlier 几小时之前 ; 几小时前 ; 几个小时以前
Not Earlier Than 不早于
release trigger earlier 扳手调松
shoot in earlier stage 前期拍摄
earlier involvement 前期参与
get up earlier 更早的起床 ; 起得更早 ; 早一点起床 ; 早起床[1]
I lost my job earlier this year. 今年早些时候，我失业了。
She had seen him earlier in the day. 她在那天早些时候见到过他。
The baby arrived earlier than expected. 婴儿早产了。
He'd snared a rabbit earlier in the day. 那天早些时候，他用罗网捕了一只野兔。
The text varies from the earlier versions. 这一文本有别于那些早期的版本。
The dollar staged a recovery earlier today. 今天早些时候，美元出现回升。
What a pity that she didn't tell me earlier. 真遗憾，她没有早点告诉我。
These results conflict with earlier findings. 这些结果与早期的发现相矛盾。
I have nothing to add to my earlier statement. 我对我早先说的话没有什么补充的。
Girls become sexually mature earlier than boys. 女孩比男孩性成熟早。
He reopened ties with Moscow earlier this year. 今年早些时候他重新建立了和莫斯科的联系。
New species are merely mutants of earlier ones. 新物种不过是早先物种的突变体。
If we leave now, I can catch the earlier flight. 我们要是现在动身，我就可以赶上早一点的航班。
I'd like to take up the point you raised earlier. 我想继续谈一谈你早些时候提出的问题。
There is a growing trend towards earlier retirement. 提早退休者有增加的趋势。
Earlier reports of gunshots have not been substantiated. 早先关于枪击的报道还没有被证实。
The idea already existed in embryo in his earlier novels. 这个想法在他早期的小说中已初见端倪。
They share with earlier individualists a fear of collectivism. 他们与早期的个人主义者一样，害怕集体主义。
The results are entirely consistent with our earlier research. 这些结果与我们早些时候的研究完全吻合。
Traffic is now moving more freely following an earlier accident. 早些时候的交通事故过后，现在交通通畅些了。
She had earlier resigned her post as President Menem's assistant. 她已于早些时候辞去了梅内姆总统助理的职务。
They issued a statement correcting the one they had made earlier. 他们发表了一份声明，更正早先声明中的错误。
Girls generally reach sexual maturity two years earlier than boys. 女孩子通常比男孩子早两年达到性成熟。
The Senator made an embarrassing retreat from his earlier position. 这位参议员很尴尬地改变了他早先的立场。
Providentially, he had earlier made friends with a Russian Colonel. 很凑巧，他在早些时候与一个俄国上校交了朋友。
Earlier reports suggested that a meeting would take place on Sunday. 早期的报道暗示了一次会议将在周日举行。
The earlier the treatment is given, the better the patient's chances. 治疗给得越早，病人机遇越好。
This study builds on earlier work. 这项研究是在以往工作的基础上进行的。
As I mentioned earlier... 正如我先前所提到的…
He returned from exile earlier this year. 今年年初他流亡归国。[1]