at the earliest

not before the time or date specified

作為最早日期，至早

early bird

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

(幽默)早起的鳥兒（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

(諺)早起的鳥兒有蟲吃，捷足者可先得

early doors

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

(英，非正式)（尤指比賽或競賽中的）最初階段；一開始

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

你應該一開始就設法使對方明星隊員處于高度緊張狀態(tài)。

an early grave

a premature or untimely death

早逝

he worked himself into an early grave.

他因過度工作而早逝。

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

（尤指為彌補睡眠時間而比平時）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.

他們早就發(fā)現所公布的數據是錯的。

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，過早

it's still early days for the initiative.

現在采取主動為時尚早。