early

at the earliest

not before the time or date specified

作为最早日期，至早

early bird

(humorous)a person who rises, arrives, or acts before the usual or expected time

(幽默)早起的鸟儿（指早起者、早到者或捷足先登者）

the early bird catches the worm

(proverb)the person who takes the earliest opportunity to do something will gain the advantage over others

(谚)早起的鸟儿有虫吃，捷足者可先得

early doors

(Brit. informal)early on, especially in a game or contest

(英，非正式)（尤指比赛或竞赛中的）最初阶段；一开始

you should try to wind up their star player early doors.

你应该一开始就设法使对方明星队员处于高度紧张状态。

an early grave

a premature or untimely death

早逝

he worked himself into an early grave.

他因过度工作而早逝。

the early hours

the time after midnight and before dawn

凌晨（午夜后黎明前）

an early night

an occasion when someone goes to bed before the usual time, especially in order to catch up on sleep

（尤指为弥补睡眠时间而比平时）睡得早的晚上

early (或 earlier) on

at an early (or earlier) stage in a particular time or period

在初期；早先

they discovered early on that the published data were wrong.

他们早就发现所公布的数据是错的。

it's (或 these are) early days

(informal, chiefly Brit. )it is too soon to be sure how a situation will develop

(非正式，主英)尚早，过早

it's still early days for the initiative.

现在采取主动为时尚早。