early adopter

基本解释

For example, suppose the Early Adopter found a tool intended to help database administrators recover from catastrophic failures.
比如，假设早期采用者找到了一种帮助数据库管理员从突发失效中恢复的工具。
This person complements the Early Adopter, by working to adapt both new and existing software tools to your team's specific needs.
这个人根据团队的具体需要改编新的和已有的软件工具，是早期采用者的补充。
Student: You mentioned earlier about the hypothesis on the early adopters on the cheap phones We're assuming there's still somewhat of an early adopter thing, right?
学生：您前面提到关于,廉价手机初期采用者的假设,我们假设现在仍多少存在,一些初期采用者的情况，对吗？

Outside-in thinking allows early adopter companies to thrive, while others will struggle to redefine their value.
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The same early adopter consumer that will buy a 5-incher will also want another, trimmer phone.
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Anyone buying an Xbox 360 in 2012 is by definition not an early adopter.
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someone who is one of the first people to start using a new product, especially a new piece of technology