at the earliest

基本解释

But most economists predict that Spain will not emerge from recession until the middle of 2010 at the earliest.
但是大多数经济学家预言西班牙的经济状况最早要到2010年中期才会好转。
If the project goes ahead—and there is still, just, time to reconsider—the final route, and Stoke’s transport fate, will not be decided until 2012 at the earliest.
如果这个项目继续实施——现在仍剩下一点时间可以重新考虑——最终的路线，并且斯托克交通的命运，最早要到2012年才能揭晓。
So it was no real surprise this week when he announced, at a summit with the presidents of Mexico and Canada, that his administration will not pursue immigration reform until 2010 at the earliest.
因此，本周他在与墨西哥和加拿大总统的峰会上宣布，本届政府最早到2010年才会谋求移民改革，这其实并不令人感到意外。

The earliest known copy of the poem in Francis Scott Key's own handwriting is housed at the Maryland Historical Society in Baltimore.
Anybody who looks at the earliest Greek art for quite some time, I'm talking about sculpture and temple building, will see the influence of Egypt enormously powerfully.
任何鉴赏早期希腊艺术的人,我指的是雕塑和神庙建筑,都会发现来自于埃及的巨大影响
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They participated at the very earliest stages in the wider religious and cultic culture of the Ancient Near East.
他们从最初就影响着,广泛古代近东地区的宗教信仰。
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Most past efforts have been incidental and have been abandoned at the earliest sign of failure.
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