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mistimed

UK/'mɪstaɪmd/US
GREC2

Definitions

adj.

Done or occurring at the wrong or inappropriate time.

时机不当的;不合时宜的

Root Breakdown

Root-derived
miswrongly, badly
+
timedother
=mistimed

Common Collocations

  • 1.mistimed remark时机不当的评论
  • 2.mistimed intervention干预不当
  • 3.mistimed move时机不对的举动

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The [mistimed] joke fell flat because the audience wasn't ready for it.

  • 2.

    His [mistimed] intervention only made the situation worse.

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