earlier

美音音标: ['ɜː(r)liə(r)] earlier
英音音标: ['ɜː(r)liə(r)] result.0.expl|add:"

解释
更早的;

同义
before earlier
词性
r
解释
earlier in time; previously
示例
I had known her before|as I said before|he called me the day before but your call had come even earlier|her parents had died four years earlier|I mentioned that problem earlier

同义
earlier sooner
词性
r
解释
comparatives of `soon' or `early'
示例
Come a little sooner, if you can|came earlier than I expected

同义
in the beginning in the first place earlier originally to begin with
词性
r
解释
before now
示例
why didn't you tell me in the first place?

同义
earlier earliest
词性
s
解释
(comparative and superlative of `early') more early than; most early
示例
a fashion popular in earlier times|his earlier work reflects the influence of his teacher|Verdi's earliest and most raucous opera