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

• 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。
• I bought the earliest Apple products, built lasers and holograms in high school.
  我购买了苹果（apple）最早的产品，在高中时玩过激光和全息摄影。
• The earliest operations employing this technique were fraught with dangers.
  最早使用这种技术的手术充满了危险。
• 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 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。
• 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。
• 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 lecture will trace the depiction of horses from earliest times to the present day.
  这个讲座将探究从古至今的画马艺术。
• 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 Capital Gazatte ”, first published in the Han Dynasty ( 206 B. C.-220 A. D.), was the earliest newspaper in the world.
  创始于中国汉代的《邸报》是世界上最早的报纸。