Premature
[ ,primə'tʃʊr ]
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adj. 过早的;提前的;早产的;草率的;
n. 早产儿;
💡 词根助记
pre预先+mature成熟 → 比预期时间早的，不成熟的，仓促的
📝 例句
his premature death at the age of 37
他37岁时早逝
🌱 联想助记
【记】pre-前缀“在…前”,mature-成熟的:成熟前的阶段→未熟的
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
🔤 词根
pre-表示“前”
📖 牛津释义
premature
adj
1
(a) happening before the proper or expected time 提前的; 过早的; 未到期的
premature baldness, senility 早秃、 早衰
A fire in the gallery caused the premature closing of the exhibition. 在美术陈列室里发生的火灾迫使展览会提前结束.
(b) (of a baby, its birth, etc) born or occurring at least three weeks before the expected time （指婴儿、 其出生等）早产的（比预产期至少提前三周）
the special care of premature babies 对早产婴儿的特别护理
The baby was five weeks premature. 这个婴儿是提早五周生下来的.
2 ~ (in doing sth) (derog 贬) acting or done too soon; hasty 赶做的; 仓促的
a premature conclusion, decision, judgement, etc 草率作出的结论、 决定、 判决等
Let's not be premature in closing this case, eg in a police investigation. 咱们先别急於结案（如刑事调查）. > prematurely adv: born prematurely 早产的
prematurely bald, grey, wrinkled, etc 早秃的、 早白的、 过早起皱纹的.
🔁 扩展释义
*[,premә'tjuә]a. 早产的, 过早的, 不成熟的n. 早产儿, 过早发生的事物【医】 早熟的, 早产儿【经】 未到期的, 到期前的
🏥 医学释义
①早熟的 ②早产儿
🌿 同词根单词
📖 同为「博士」词汇
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with Admissions at Columbia University.
与Columbia大学的招生人员。
A shiver of fright ran through them as he dove from the cliff.
他从悬崖跃下时，恐怖的颤栗掠过了全身。
By 1840 about 2,000 Europeans, mainly British, had come to settle in New Zealand and the Maori signed an agreement with these settlers.
截止1840年已有约2，000名欧洲人，其中大部分是英国人，到新西兰定居，毛利人与这些移居者签订了一个协议。