earliest

英 [ˈɜːliɪst]

美 [ˈɜːrliɪst]

n.  最早; 最早时间
adv.  在早期; 在初期; 在开始阶段; 提早; 提前; 先前; 早些时候; …之前
adj.  早期的; 初期的; 早先的; 早到的; 提前的; 提早的
early的最高级

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牛津词典

noun

• 最早；最早时间
  the time before which sth cannot happen
  1. The earliest we can finish is next Friday.
     我们最早能在下星期五完成。
  2. We can't finish before next Friday at the earliest .
     我们最早也要到下星期五才能完成。

柯林斯词典

• （early的最高级）
  Earliestis the superlative ofearly.
• PHRASE 最早
  At the earliestmeans not before the date or time mentioned.
  1. The first official results are not expected until Tuesday at the earliest.
     预计第一份官方结果最早将在星期二公布。

英英释义

adj

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

adv

• with the least delay
  1. the soonest I can arrive is 3 P.M.
  Synonym:soonest

双语例句

• Humans have used many devices to measure time. The sundial was one of the earliest and simplest.
  人类使用了很多的装置去计量时间。日晷是其中最早和最简单的。
• “ The Classics on Tea ”, written by Lu Yu of the Tang Dynasty ( 618 A.D.-907 A.D.) was the world's earliest treatise on tea leave production.
  中国唐代陆羽写的《茶经》是世界上最早的茶叶制作专著。
• This revelation came in the form of one of my earliest day jobs.
  我在最早的全日制工作中获得了启示。
• The core of New Testament belief and proclamation is found in the earliest Christian baptismal affirmations of faith.
  《新约》信仰和宣言的核心是在最早的基督徒施洗者对信念的确认中被发现的。
• His handwriting, from earliest young manhood, was flowing and graceful.
  他的字从小就写得流畅优美。
• We studied the automobile from its earliest conception.
  我们从其最初的构想着手研究了汽车。
• Please return at your earliest convenience the manuscript [ draft; material] submitted to you for approval.
  前请审阅之件，请早日掷还为荷。
• The earliest I could book you for is monday.
  我能帮你们订的最早的就是周一了。
• Her earliest memory is of singing at the age of four to wounded soldiers
  她最早的记忆是在4岁时为受伤的战士唱歌。
• “ The Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing ”, written more than 2,000 years ago, was the earliest book on materia medica in the world. Recorded in the book are over 300 kinds of animals, plants, and minerals used for medication.
  中国的《神农本草经》是世界上最古的本草书。写于2,000多年前，记载了300多种动植矿物。