earlier [ˈɝlɪr]

例句:

• She had written him a note a couple of weeks earlier.
  她几周前给他写过一个便条。
  
• 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。
  
• The first snow came a month earlier than usual.
  第一场雪比往年提早了一个月。
  
• The Belgian sample is somewhat smaller but began earlier.
  来自BBC
• The pack ice is melting earlier and forming later.
  来自SA
• Poland's civil-aviation authority earlier took a similar measure.
  来自WSJ