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Leaving a little early-(早退)

起床

1. （指在通常的时间之前）早,提早,提前
Early means before the usual time that a particular event or activity happens.

2. 早期的;初期的
Early means near the beginning of a day, week, year, or other period of time.

3. （指在原定或预计的时间之前）早，提早,提前
Early means before the time that was arranged or expected.

4. （历史时期或事物存续期）早期的,初期的
Early means near the beginning of a period in history, or in the history of something such as the world, a society, or an activity.

5. （作品、过程等）开始阶段的
Early means near the beginning of something such as a piece of work or a process.

6. （植物）早开花的，早熟的
Early refers to plants which flower or crop before or at the beginning of the main season.

7. （传闻、迹象等）最早的，最初的
Early reports or indications of something are the first reports or indications about it.

8. 早在
You can use as early as to emphasize that a particular time or period is surprisingly early.

9. 言之过早；为时尚早
If you say about something that might be true that it is early days, you mean that it is too soon for you to be completely sure about it.

1. at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

e.g. early morning
an early warning
early diagnosis
an early death
took early retirement
an early spring
early varieties of peas and tomatoes mature before most standard varieties

2. being or occurring at an early stage of development

e.g. in an early stage
early forms of life
early man
an early computer

3. of an early stage in the development of a language or literature

e.g. the Early Hebrew alphabetical script is that used mainly from the 11th to the 6th centuries B.C.
Early Modern English is represented in documents printed from 1476 to 1700

4. very young

e.g. at an early age

5. expected in the near future

e.g. look for an early end to the negotiations