premature

1. ADJ Something that is premature happens earlier than usual or earlier than people expect. 提早的

Accidents are still the number one cause of premature death for Americans. 事故仍然是美國人非自然死亡的首要原因。

His career was brought to a premature end by a succession of knee injuries. 他的職業生涯因連續的膝傷過早地結束了。

2. prematurelyADV 提早地

The war and the years in the harsh mountains had prematurely aged him. 戰爭和深山老林的嵗月使他提早衰老了。

3. ADJ You can say that something is premature when it happens too early and is therefore inappropriate. 過早的

It now seems their optimism was premature. 目前，他們的樂觀好像還爲時過早。

4. prematurelyADV 過早地

He was careful not to celebrate prematurely. 他很謹慎，沒有過早地擧行慶祝活動。

5. ADJ A premature baby is one that was born before the date when it was expected to be born. 早産的

Even very young premature babies respond to their mother's presence. 即使很小的早産兒也會對母親的在場有所反應。

6. prematurelyADV 早産地[ADV after v]

Danny was born prematurely, weighing only 3lb 3oz. 丹尼是早産的，躰重衹有3磅3盎司。