单词 | premature |
释义 | premature /premətʃə(r); name priːmətʃʊr, premətʊr/ (rather formal, especially business尤用于商业 (sometimes disapproving) happening or done too soon草率的;仓促的◆the incident brought the game to a premature conclusion.那个事故使比赛草草收场。◆it is premature to talk about success at this stage (= because it may not happen).现阶段就谈成功为时尚早。premature/ˈpremətʃə(r);ˌpreməˈtʃʊə(r); us ˌpri:məˈtʊər ||; ˌpriməˈtυr/adj1. happening before the normal or expected time 比正常或预期时间早的;提前的;过早的: ◇her baby was premature (= born before the expected time). 她的婴儿早产了。 2. acting or happening too soon 不成熟的;草率的;仓促的: ◇i think our decision was premature. we should have thought about it for longer. 我认为我们的决定过于仓促,应该多花一点时间考虑才对。 ➔prematurely adv prematuresee ⇨ early 2 pre·ma·ture /ˏprimə`tjr; ˈpremətʃə/adj 1. happening too early or before the usual time 过早的,提早的:◇smoking is one of the major causes of premature death. 吸烟是导致早逝的主要原因之一。 2. a premature baby is born too early and is small or weak [婴儿]早产的:◇the baby was six weeks premature. 这婴孩早产了六周。 |
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