earlier
adj. 早期的,初期的
adv. 早期(地),初期(地)
Earlier is the comparative of early.
Earlier is used to refer to a point or period in time before the present or before the one you are talking about.
As mentioned earlier, the University supplements this information with an interview...
如前所述,大学将通过面试对这一信息进行补充。
Earlier, it had been hoped to use the indoor track.
之前曾经希望能使用室内跑道。
1. (comparative and superlative of `early') more early than; most early;
1. earlier in time; previously;
2. comparatives of `soon' or `early';
3. before now;
A few days earlier he had received a telegram from Lord Lloyd.
几天前,他收到劳埃德勋爵发来的一封电报。
The earlier the treatment is given, the better the patient's chances.
病人越早接受治疗,康复的可能性就越大。
Girls generally reach sexual maturity two years earlier than boys.
通常女孩性发育成熟要比男孩早两年。
It would be nice to be able to afford to retire earlier.
无后顾之忧而能提早退休当是件幸事。
If I may return to what we were talking about earlier.
让我们再回到之前的那个话题。