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premature

🇬🇧 UK/'premətjʊə/🇺🇸 US/.premә'tjuә/
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Definitions

adj.

Happening or done before the proper or expected time; (of a baby) born before the full term of pregnancy.

过早的,仓促的;早产的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
prebefore
+
matself-acting, machine, automatic
+
urconnector
+
esuffix
=premature

Common Collocations

  • 1.premature baby早产儿
  • 2.premature death英年早逝
  • 3.premature conclusion过早下结论
  • 4.premature birth早产

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    It would be premature to draw conclusions before all data is collected.

  • 2.

    It would be premature to draw conclusions before all the data is collected.

  • 3.

    The premature baby was kept in an incubator for several weeks after birth.

  • 4.

    His premature retirement surprised everyone in the company.

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