1·We can't finish before next Friday at the earliest.
我们最早也要到下星期五才能完成。
—— 《牛津词典》
2·Her earliest memory is of singing at the age of four to wounded soldiers.
她最早的记忆是在4岁时为受伤的士兵唱歌。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
3·The space shuttle won't lift off the launch pad until Sunday at the earliest.
这架航天飞机最早要到星期天才会发射升空。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
4·It was here that the civilization known as Sumer emerged in its earliest form in the fifth millennium.
苏美尔文明就是在这里出现的，其最早的形式诞生于公元5世纪。
5·One can trace such expeditions back to ancient Sumeria, the earliest known Middle Eastern civilization.
这样的探险可以追溯到古苏美尔时期，这是已知的最早的中东文明。