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1. 以前：dynaset-type recordset 动态集类型记录集 | earlier 以前 | edit buffer 编辑缓冲区
2. 早的：earless 无耳 | earlier 早的 | earliest 早的
3. 更早的;更早地：更远的 farther | 更早的;更早地 earlier | 工厂 factory
4. 更早的：earless 无穗的 | earlier 更早的 | earlieron 稍早的时候
adj
1. (comparative and superlative of `early'') more early than
most early
e.g. a fashion popular in earlier times
his earlier work reflects the influence of his teacher
Verdi''s earliest and most raucous opera
Synonym: earliest
adv
1. earlier in time
previously
e.g. 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
Synonym: before
2. before now
e.g. why didn''t you tell me in the first place?
Synonym: in the first placein the beginningto begin withoriginally
3. comparatives of `soon'' or `early''
e.g. Come a little sooner, if you can
came earlier than I expected
Synonym: sooner