earlier the day

• 当天早些时候

earlier the day的用法和样例：

例句

1. Police say they found a teen who is abducted at gunpoint from his bus stop earlier in the day.
   警察称他们找到了于当天早些时候被枪支挟持，从公交汽车站绑架的一名少年。
2. Earlier in the day, Mr. Obama paid tribute to America's war dead with a visit to Arlington National Cemetery.
   当天早些时候，奥巴马先生赞扬了在美国战争中阵亡的烈士，访问了阿灵顿国家公墓。