Early是副词,a few hours early不构成词组,是中国式的英语。 请看下面两个例句: i came three hours earlier than the others. 我比其他人早来三小时。 the ship arrived 30 minutes early. As early as 侧重于描述时间的早晚,强调某个事件或情况发生的时间比预期要早。 as soon as 侧重于描述两个事件之间的紧密时间关系,即一个事件发生后另一个事件立即或尽.
Are you sure that 'early' is an adverb? It seems like an adjective in those phrases. 在撰写英文商业信函时,结尾处的结束语选择至关重要,它能体现你的专业性和礼貌。其中,waiting for your early reply的使用并不常见,可能会让对方感到你对事情的紧迫.
Hi, we all know that one month has three sections which are defined as early/middle /late +month, for example: