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

• 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 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。
• We studied the automobile from its earliest conception.
  我们从其最初的构想着手研究了汽车。
• The very earliest sculptures were made under the influence of Greek art
  最早的雕塑作品受到了希腊艺术的影响。
• The earliest mention of explosives are to be found in the alchemical writings of the first half of the seventeenth century.
  最早提及炸药的是十七世纪上半叶炼金术的著作。
• It was a capital of the Shang dynasty and one of the earliest centers of Chinese civilization.
  它是商朝的国都和中华文明的最早中心之一。
• “ 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。
• It contains the earliest documents extant on the life, teaching, crucifixion, and resurrection of jesus.
  它包含着现存的关于耶稣的生平，教导，受难和复活的最早文献。
• 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。
• 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。