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

• 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。
• Early bird catches the worm.
  早起的鸟先捉到虫子。
• The early bird may get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese in the trap.
  早起的鸟儿或许有虫吃，不过第二只老鼠才会得到夹子中的奶酪。
• 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。
• As you know, the early bird catches the worm.
  你也知道，早起的鸟儿有虫吃。
• 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。”
• Grodman was not an early bird, now that he had no worms to catch.
  既然没有虫子要捉，格罗德曼也乐得不做那早起的鸟儿。
• 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。
• Ah, you are an early bird then!
  啊，你是个早起的人！
• She wishes she could be an early bird.
  她希望她能是个早起的人。