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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• We already have the artworks so send the proformas at your earliest convenience.
  我们手里已经有了艺术品了所以在你方便的时候尽快寄给你发票。
• “ 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。
• I trust you will take the earliest opportunity to make a full apology
  我想你会一抓住机会就诚恳道歉的。
• I'll speak to her at the earliest opportunity.
  我将尽快地和她谈话。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。