early bird

英 [ˈɜːli bɜːd]

美 [ˈɜːrli bɜːrd]

n.  早行动的人; (尤指)早起的人
adj.  先购买者可获优惠的

柯林斯词典

• PHRASE 早起的鸟儿有虫吃；捷足先登
  If you say thatthe early bird catches the worm, you mean that the person who arrives first in a place is most likely to get what they want.
  1. The serious buying happens between 6 and 8am, and it is very much the case that the early bird catches the worm.
     大量的购买集中在早晨6点到8点之间，那时的情况真的就是先到先得。
• N-COUNT 早行动的人;(尤指)早起的人
  Anearly birdis someone who does something or goes somewhere very early, especially very early in the morning.
  1. We've always been early birds, getting up at 5.30 or 6am...
     我们一直都起得很早，早晨5点半或6点就起床了。
  2. Early birds can get the best bargains in the January sales.
     动作快的人能够在1月份的打折中淘到最便宜的东西。
• ADJ 先购买者可获优惠的
  Anearly birddeal or offer is one that is available at a reduced price, but which you must buy earlier than you would normally do.
  1. Early bird discounts are usually available at the beginning of the season.
     在换季之初抢先购买通常会有折扣优惠。

英英释义

noun

• a person who gets up very early in the morning
• a person who arrives early before others do

双语例句

• I am simply not an early bird.
  我就不是个早起的人。
• Ah, you are an early bird then!
  啊，你是个早起的人！
• You may have heard this one: The early bird catches the worm.
  你可能听说过这句谚语：笨鸟先飞。
• You certainly are an early bird.
  你真的是个早起的人。
• One early bird said: "I just couldn't wait to come to the farm."
  一位早到的校友说，“我等不及来农场了。”
• Charles began looking for a summer job in january; he knows that the early bird catches the worm.
  查尔斯1月份就开始找暑假工作了，他知道早点下手有好处。
• Well! I may take a picture of the "early bird".
  我或许会拍这只“早起鸟儿”的照片。
• She is always a real early bird.
  她总是个很早起的人。
• If the early bird gets the worm, Susan Middlebrook should be well fed.
  如果按照俗语说的那样早起的鸟儿有虫吃，或许苏珊-麦德布鲁克应该生活得很不错，但事实并非如此。
• I am an early bird.
  我是个早起的人。