参考例句

1. These structures bear witness to the engineering genius of an earlier generation.

   这些建筑物足以证明早期工程上的创造才能。

2. You must tell me why you will leave earlier than one should.

   你必须告诉我为什么你要早退。

3. Earlier today, J?Eric Humphrey was summoned as the applicant's first witness.

   今天早些时候，约?埃里克?汉弗莱被传来做申请者的第一个证人。

4. He gathered earlier writings to prepare what are called the Five Classics.

   他搜集以前的作品，编成了所谓的五经。

5. In many earlier studies simplicity of the algorithms used has been emphasized.

   在许多早期的研究中往往重视算法的简单性。

6. The earlier revolts had just been dress rehearsals for full-scale revolution.

   那些初期的反叛活动只不过是大规模革命行动的演习.

7. The note, face upward on the blotter, was dated two days earlier .

   这张便条正面朝上放在吸墨水纸上，注明的日期是两天之前。

8. Three hours earlier the two youths had been explicit in their request.

   三个钟点以前，两个小伙子直截了当地提出了他们的要求。

9. New classical theories of economic growth were described earlier , in Chapter 3.

   早在第三章，我们就已介绍了新古典主义的经济增长理论。

10. They discussed how Truman had passed his miracle a dozen years earlier .

    他们谈论十二年前杜鲁门是如何创造奇迹的。

同义词

• before
• earliest
• in the beginning
• in the first place
• originally
• sooner
• to begin with