prematurely

英 [ˌprɛməˈtjʊəli]

美 [ˌpriməˈtʃʊrli]

adv.  早熟地

BNC.11200 / COCA.11682

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 过早的；太早的；提前的
  Something that isprematurehappens earlier than usual or earlier than people expect.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
  3. ...a twenty-four-year-old man who suffered from premature baldness.
     过早脱发的24岁男子
• ADJ-GRADED 不成熟的；过早的；草率的
  You can say that something isprematurewhen it happens too early and is therefore inappropriate.
  1. It now seems their optimism was premature...
     现在看来他们高兴得太早了。
  2. 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
  Aprematurebaby is one that was born before the date when it was expected to be born.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。

英英释义

adv

• too soon
  1. I spoke prematurely
  Synonym:untimely
• (of childbirth) before the end of the normal period of gestation
  1. the child was born prematurely

双语例句

• The royal couple revealed the pregnancy prematurely because of Kate's hospitalization due to severe morning sickness.
  这对皇室夫妇过早地透露怀孕喜讯是因为凯特严重晨吐的住院治疗。
• As we get older, most of us are in the state of sub-health prematurely.
  年龄大了，大部分人都处于亚健康状态，我自己也不例外。
• Yeah, I think you're freaking out a little prematurely.
  嗯，我想你有点紧张过度了。
• Even a tiny increase in the dose of medication can have serious effects& especially in babies born prematurely.
  即使轻微的增加药物的剂量可能产生严重的后果，特别是对早产儿而言。
• To cause to happen, especially suddenly or prematurely.
  使提前或突然发生使发生，尤指突然或过早地发生。
• His frame bowed prematurely.
  他的背过早地弯了。
• According to the air force, the missile merely impacted with the ground prematurely
  根据空军提供的消息，导弹只是提前撞向了地面。
• Too much exercise may set a boy's muscles prematurely.
  运动过多可能使孩子的肌肉过早僵化。
• It allows founders and key employees to make money without having to sell the company or go public prematurely.
  这使得公司创始人和重要员工不需要通过转售公司也不必在尚未成熟的条件下匆忙上市来赚钱。
• Worry and illness had made him prematurely old.
  他心事重重、疾病缠身，落得个未老先衰。