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-derivedCommon 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.