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Premature Adj Graded Earlier Born Prematurely 英['Premətʃə(R)lɪ 美[ˌpriməˈtjʊrlɪ Adv.过早地,贸然地

单词 prematurely
音标
英['premətʃə(r)lɪ] 美[ˌpriməˈtjʊrlɪ]
解释
adv.过早地,贸然地;
例句

ADJ-GRADED
过早的;太早的;提前的
Something that is premature happens earlier than usual or earlier than people expect.
例:Accidents are still the number one cause of premature death for Americans...交通事故仍然是造成美国人过早死亡的头号因素。
例:His career was brought to a premature end by a succession of knee injuries.因为膝盖接二连三地受伤,他的职业生涯提前结束了。

ADJ-GRADED
不成熟的;过早的;草率的
You can say that something is premature when it happens too early and is therefore inappropriate.
例:It now seems their optimism was premature...现在看来他们高兴得太早了。
例:I think it's premature for restaurants to come out with that advice.我认为餐馆提出那样的建议太草率了。

ADJ-GRADED
早产的
A premature baby is one that was born before the date when it was expected to be born.
例:Even very young premature babies respond to their mother's presence...即使是很小的早产儿也会对母亲的出现做出反应。
例:When my daughter Emma was born she was two and a half months premature.我女儿埃玛出生时提前了两个半月。
变形
adj:premature~

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