英语词汇“prematurely”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

WORD ORIGINpremature

Origin:

1500-1600 Latin praematurus, from maturus; ➔ MATURE1

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES

Alcoholism is one of the major causes of premature death.
Her baby was premature and weighed only 2kg.
It has been proved that sunbathing causes premature ageing of the skin.
It would be premature to conclude that Wilson will lose the election.
Payton's premature death was caused by lung cancer.

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

And just exactly how many weeks premature is this baby?
But I caught myself, decided not to make premature judgments, and tried to listen as sympathetically as I could.
Even so, Mr Mieno seems in no mood to be pushed into premature easing.
I wanted everything to advance at its own pace-no abrupt moves, no premature gestures.
Naturally, this is much more difficult for the parents of a premature infant.
They looked empty and forlorn as if they had not yet adjusted themselves to their premature change of life.
Traffic was at an angry crawl, a dazzling confusion of lights and wet reflections in the premature darkness.

Longman Language Activatortoo early► too early

· Too much success too early can cause you to grow overconfident.too early to do something · It's still too early to tell if the treatment is going to be effective.too early for · There aren't any raspberries in the stores yet. It's too early for them.far/way too early (=much too early) · We arrived far too early and had to wait outside for an hour.

► too soon

happening too early after something else, or doing something much earlier than you should: · I don't think you should go back to work too soon after having the baby.too soon to do something: · It's too soon to say what effect the merger will have on the company's 1500 employeestoo soon for: · I knew it was too soon for any likely resolution of the problem.far/way too soon (=much too soon): · You can't get married next week! That's far too soon.· Lendl hit the ball way too soon.

► untimely

written: untimely death/end much earlier than usual or expected, so that people are surprised by it: · Before his untimely death in 1991, Freddie Mercury was a brilliant singer and performer.meet an untimely end (=die early): · His grandfather had met an untimely end as the result of too much whisky.

► premature

happening before the normal or natural time: premature death/birth/ageing: · Alcoholism is one of the major causes of premature death.· It has been proved that sunbathing causes premature ageing of the skin.premature baby (=a baby that is born before the normal time): · Her baby was premature and weighed only 2kg.

► jump the gun

informal to do or say something too early, before you know what is going to happen next, so that you risk making a mistake: · I think it would be jumping the gun to sign the agreement at this stage.· Surely it's jumping the gun to buy the ring before you've even asked her to marry you?

► it's early days

British if you say it's early days , you mean that it is still too early in a process or event to know what will happen: · It's still early days, but all the signs are that the operation has been a success.it's early days yet: · "It looks like Liverpool are going to win the championship.'' "Oh I don't know. It's early days yet.''

WORD SETS► Biology

aerobic, adjectiveafterbirth, nounalgae, nounalimentary canal, nounamber, nounameba, nounamino acid, nounamoeba, nounanaconda, nounanaerobic, adjectiveandrogynous, adjectiveantibody, nounantigen, nounantitoxin, nounappendage, nounarm, nounarmour, nounasexual, adjectiveassimilation, nounatrophy, verbaviary, nounbacteria, nounbacteriology, nounbarnacle, nounbile, nounbinocular vision, nounbio-, prefixbiochemistry, nounbiodegradable, adjectivebiodiversity, nounbiohazard, nounbiological, adjectivebiological clock, nounbiology, nounbiomass, nounbiome, nounbiosphere, nounblind, nounbrain, nounbreathe, verbbreed, verbbreed, nounbreeding, nounbristle, nounbulb, nouncapsule, nouncarbohydrate, nouncarbon dioxide, nouncarnivore, nouncell, nouncellular, adjectivecellulose, nouncentral nervous system, nouncervical, adjectivecholesterol, nounchromosome, nouncirculation, nouncirculatory, adjectiveclass, nounclone, nouncold-blooded, adjectiveconceive, verbconch, nounconnective tissue, nouncopulate, verbcoral reef, nouncornea, nouncoronary, adjectivecorpuscle, nouncortex, nouncortisone, nouncowrie, nouncrab, nouncrawfish, nouncrayfish, nouncreature, nouncross, verbcrossbreed, nounculture, nouncytoplasm, noundecay, verbdecay, noundecompose, verbdefecate, verbdenizen, noundextrose, noundiaphragm, noundigest, verbdigestion, noundigestive, adjectiveDNA, noundorsal, adjectivedry rot, nounduct, noundwarf, noundwarf, adjectiveecological, adjectiveecology, nounecosystem, nounegg, nounejaculate, verbembryo, nounembryonic, adjectiveenzyme, nounepidermis, nounevolution, nounevolutionary, adjectiveexcrement, nounexcrescence, nounexcrete, verbexcretion, nounexhale, verbexoskeleton, nounextinction, nounfaeces, nounfamily, nounfang, nounfat, nounfatty acid, nounfauna, nounfeces, nounfeed, verbfemale, adjectivefemale, nounferment, verbferment, nounfertile, adjectivefertility, nounfertilize, verbfission, nounflank, nounflatulence, nounflesh, nounfleshy, adjectiveflightless, adjectiveflora, nounfoetal, adjectivefoetus, nounfoliage, nounfossil, nounfreak, nounfreshwater, adjectivefructose, noungamete, nounganglion, noungene, noungene pool, noungenera, genetic, adjectivegenetic code, noungenetic engineering, noungenetic fingerprinting, noungenetics, noungenome, noungenus, noungestation, noungland, nounglandular, adjectiveglucose, noungluten, noungonad, noungrass snake, noungrow, verbgrowth, nounhabitat, nounhaemoglobin, nounhearing, nounheart, nounhemisphere, nounherbivore, nounhereditary, adjectiveheredity, nounhermaphrodite, nounhibernate, verbhistamine, nounhoming, adjectivehormone, nounhost, nounimpregnate, verbimpulse, nounincubate, verbindigenous, adjectiveinfected, adjectiveinfertile, adjectiveinfest, verbingest, verbinhale, verbinseminate, verbinsensate, adjectiveinsulin, nounintegument, nounintercourse, nouninterferon, nounintestine, nouninvertebrate, nouninvoluntary, adjectiveiris, nounjaw, nounjelly, nounkidney, nounkrill, nounlactate, verblactation, nounlactic acid, nounleech, nounleg, nounlesser, adjectivelichen, nounlife, nounlife cycle, nounlife form, nounligament, nounlimb, nounlimpet, nounlipid, nounliver, nounliving fossil, nounlocomotion, nounlymph, nounlymph node, nounmale, adjectivemale, nounmammal, nounmandible, nounmate, nounmate, verbmembrane, nounmetabolism, nounmetabolize, verbmetamorphosis, nounmicrobe, nounmicrobiology, nounmicroorganism, nounmicroscopic, adjectivemigrate, verbmigratory, adjectivemiscarriage, nounmolar, nounmorphology, nounmotor, adjectivemould, nounmouth, nounmucous membrane, nounmucus, nounmulticellular, adjectivemuscle, nounmuscular, adjectivemutant, nounmutate, verbmutation, nounnatural history, nounnatural selection, nounnature, nounneck, nounnectar, nounnerve, nounnervous, adjectivenervous system, nounneural, adjectiveneuro-, prefixneurology, nounnode, nounnose, nounnostril, nounnucleic acid, nounnucleus, nounnutrient, nounnutriment, nounoesophagus, nounoestrogen, nounolfactory, adjectiveoptic, adjectiveorgan, nounorganic, adjectiveorganic chemistry, nounorganism, nounorifice, nounossify, verbosteo-, prefixoutgrowth, nounova, ovary, nounoverwinter, verboviduct, nounoviparous, adjectiveovulate, verbovum, nounparasite, nounpathogen, nounpedigree, nounpelvic, adjectivepelvis, nounpenile, adjectivepenis, nounpepsin, nounperiod, nounperspiration, nounperspire, verbphotosynthesis, nounphylum, nounpigment, nounpigmentation, nounplankton, nounplasma, nounpollinate, verbpostnatal, adjectivepregnancy, nounpregnant, adjectivepremature, adjectiveprenatal, adjectiveproduct, nounproliferation, nounpropagate, verbprotein, nounprotoplasm, nounprotozoan, nounpuberty, nounpulmonary, adjectivepulp, nounpulsation, nounputrefy, verbputrid, adjectivered blood cell, nounregurgitate, verbrenal, adjectivereproduce, verbreproduction, nounreproductive, adjectiverespiration, nounrespiratory, adjectiverespire, verbretina, nounroot, nounrot, verbrot, nounruff, nounsac, nounsaliva, nounsalivary gland, nounsalivate, verbsaltwater, adjectivescale, nounscallop, nounscaly, adjectivesebaceous, adjectivesecrete, verbsecretion, nounsemen, nounsense organ, nounsensory, adjectiveserum, nounsex, nounsex, verbsexless, adjectivesexual intercourse, nounsheath, nounshell, nounsibling, nounskeletal, adjectiveskeleton, nounskin, nounskull, nounspasm, nounspasmodic, adjectivespecies, nounspecimen, nounsperm, nounspiderweb, nounspinal cord, nounspine, nounspineless, adjectivestarch, nounstem cell, nounstimulate, verbstimulus, nounstrain, nounsubject, nounsubspecies, nounsucker, nounsucrose, nounsweat, verbsweat, nounsweat gland, nounsymbiosis, nounsystemic, adjectivetail, nountaxonomy, nounteeth, testosterone, nountest-tube baby, nountissue, nountrachea, nountube, noununicellular, adjectiveurethra, nounuric, adjectiveurinate, verburine, nounvariety, nounvector, nounvein, nounvenom, nounvenomous, adjectiveventricle, nounvertebra, nounvertebrate, nounvivisection, nounwarm-blooded, adjectivewean, verbwildlife, nounwindpipe, nounyolk, noun

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► a premature baby

(=born before the normal time)· Lesley’s baby was three weeks premature.

► a premature birth

(=when a baby is born before the normal time)· Many babies survive premature births.

► premature death

technical (=earlier than people usually die)· The disease is a significant cause of premature death in the developing world.

► a premature halt

(=one that is sooner than expected)· Bad weather brought the game to a premature halt.

► a premature infant

(=born too early)· The hospital provides life-saving care to premature infants.

► premature retirement

(=before the natural or proper time)· Injury forced him into premature retirement.

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► baby

· Tommy's Campaign supports research into helping premature babies.· They ignore the minor expense of health care for pregnant women, but pay the massive expenses of premature babies.· Conductors visit premature baby units and decide which children to accept.· It's hard work but she copes Voice over Saving premature babies has its costs.· They are being kept in incubators, normally used for premature babies.· This result might indicate that the body clock is slow to mature in premature babies.· Pat is working as a midwife in an intensive care unit for premature babies.· Worse still, one third of premature babies due or suffer some form of handicap throughout life.

► birth

· Low birth weight usually indicates premature births that are also often immature births.· They also noticed numerous miscarriages, premature births, and birth defects-including gross malformations-among soldiers' children.· The proportion of premature births was almost three times as high if the interval was less than a year.· And there was no doubt that Kalchu, though younger, had dealt with a great many premature births before this one.· They suffered the heartbreak of losing three children through premature births.· Immature births are often, but not necessarily, premature births.

► death

· Introduction Smoking remains the commonest cause of premature death and ill health in the United Kingdom.· The report found that moderate exercise reduces the risk of premature death and promotes psychological well-being by reducing depression and anxiety.· Deaths before the age of 65, so-called premature deaths, are comparatively rare.· My father, Simon C.. DeVos, suffered several heart attacks before his premature death at the age of fifty-nine.· The reason for a lot of these premature deaths was that their owners did not sufficiently understand the importance of cash flow.· If you count the savings to pension funds from premature deaths, tobacco is nothing short of a windfall for the states.· For the whole community this marks the return of infections and, for many, a premature death.· Of those 1 million premature deaths, 500, 000

► ejaculation

· Even Rick's problem with premature ejaculation got guffaws.· But she can not really fail like a man who is impotent or suffers from premature ejaculation.· In the first half it was a case of premature ejaculation.

► end

· The career that looked so promising in 1974 has evidently come to a premature end.· Clearly Parliament would last its full five years and the Government could not bring it to a premature end.· With the premature end of apprenticeship came abolitionist anticipation of a new era of orderly progress in liberty.· It looked on Saturday as if they had declared a premature end to the season, in any case.

► infant

· We believe that a multicentre trial with clearly defined outcome measures is necessary to recruit an adequate number of premature infants.· Naturally, this is much more difficult for the parents of a premature infant.· In newborns, especially premature infants, this liver enzyme system is not fully developed or functional.· When premature infants who are unresponsive are taken out of the incubator, she usually takes over their care.· An understanding of how small premature infants develop compared with babies born at term can also help this relationship.· Parents have an easier time adapting to premature infants who are more responsive.· In one study, the half-life of caffeine in premature infants ranged from 41 to 231 hours.· All these observations suggest that we should be careful about recommending increased stimulation at home for the premature infant.

► mortality

· This term relates to the effect upon natural lifespan of a decrease in premature mortality.· As premature mortality decreases, he argues, more people will live to the limits of this natural lifespan.

► retirement

· It lasted until 1879, when ill health compelled his premature retirement.· Pain of a rather more tangible nature brought about Ricky Ellcock's tragically premature retirement.· This problem is much worse for those who are forced into premature retirement through redundancy.· Refusing the offer of the Interior portfolio, he had announced his premature retirement from public service.

单词	prematurely
释义	prematurepre‧ma‧ture /ˈpremətʃə, -tʃʊə, ˌpreməˈtʃʊə $ ˌpriːməˈtʃʊr◂/ ●○○ adjective Word Origin WORD ORIGINpremature Origin: 1500-1600 Latin praematurus, from maturus; ➔ MATURE1 Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Alcoholism is one of the major causes of premature death. Her baby was premature and weighed only 2kg. It has been proved that sunbathing causes premature ageing of the skin. It would be premature to conclude that Wilson will lose the election. Payton's premature death was caused by lung cancer. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS And just exactly how many weeks premature is this baby? But I caught myself, decided not to make premature judgments, and tried to listen as sympathetically as I could. Even so, Mr Mieno seems in no mood to be pushed into premature easing. I wanted everything to advance at its own pace-no abrupt moves, no premature gestures. Naturally, this is much more difficult for the parents of a premature infant. They looked empty and forlorn as if they had not yet adjusted themselves to their premature change of life. Traffic was at an angry crawl, a dazzling confusion of lights and wet reflections in the premature darkness. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatortoo early► too early · Too much success too early can cause you to grow overconfident.too early to do something · It's still too early to tell if the treatment is going to be effective.too early for · There aren't any raspberries in the stores yet. It's too early for them.far/way too early (=much too early) · We arrived far too early and had to wait outside for an hour. ► too soon happening too early after something else, or doing something much earlier than you should: · I don't think you should go back to work too soon after having the baby.too soon to do something: · It's too soon to say what effect the merger will have on the company's 1500 employeestoo soon for: · I knew it was too soon for any likely resolution of the problem.far/way too soon (=much too soon): · You can't get married next week! That's far too soon.· Lendl hit the ball way too soon. ► untimely written: untimely death/end much earlier than usual or expected, so that people are surprised by it: · Before his untimely death in 1991, Freddie Mercury was a brilliant singer and performer.meet an untimely end (=die early): · His grandfather had met an untimely end as the result of too much whisky. ► premature happening before the normal or natural time: premature death/birth/ageing: · Alcoholism is one of the major causes of premature death.· It has been proved that sunbathing causes premature ageing of the skin.premature baby (=a baby that is born before the normal time): · Her baby was premature and weighed only 2kg. ► jump the gun informal to do or say something too early, before you know what is going to happen next, so that you risk making a mistake: · I think it would be jumping the gun to sign the agreement at this stage.· Surely it's jumping the gun to buy the ring before you've even asked her to marry you? ► it's early days British if you say it's early days , you mean that it is still too early in a process or event to know what will happen: · It's still early days, but all the signs are that the operation has been a success.it's early days yet: · "It looks like Liverpool are going to win the championship.'' "Oh I don't know. It's early days yet.'' WORD SETS► Biology aerobic, adjectiveafterbirth, nounalgae, nounalimentary canal, nounamber, nounameba, nounamino acid, nounamoeba, nounanaconda, nounanaerobic, adjectiveandrogynous, adjectiveantibody, nounantigen, nounantitoxin, nounappendage, nounarm, nounarmour, nounasexual, adjectiveassimilation, nounatrophy, verbaviary, nounbacteria, nounbacteriology, nounbarnacle, nounbile, nounbinocular vision, nounbio-, prefixbiochemistry, nounbiodegradable, adjectivebiodiversity, nounbiohazard, nounbiological, adjectivebiological clock, nounbiology, nounbiomass, nounbiome, nounbiosphere, nounblind, nounbrain, nounbreathe, verbbreed, verbbreed, nounbreeding, nounbristle, nounbulb, nouncapsule, nouncarbohydrate, nouncarbon dioxide, nouncarnivore, nouncell, nouncellular, adjectivecellulose, nouncentral nervous system, nouncervical, adjectivecholesterol, nounchromosome, nouncirculation, nouncirculatory, adjectiveclass, nounclone, nouncold-blooded, adjectiveconceive, verbconch, nounconnective tissue, nouncopulate, verbcoral reef, nouncornea, nouncoronary, adjectivecorpuscle, nouncortex, nouncortisone, nouncowrie, nouncrab, nouncrawfish, nouncrayfish, nouncreature, nouncross, verbcrossbreed, nounculture, nouncytoplasm, noundecay, verbdecay, noundecompose, verbdefecate, verbdenizen, noundextrose, noundiaphragm, noundigest, verbdigestion, noundigestive, adjectiveDNA, noundorsal, adjectivedry rot, nounduct, noundwarf, noundwarf, adjectiveecological, adjectiveecology, nounecosystem, nounegg, nounejaculate, verbembryo, nounembryonic, adjectiveenzyme, nounepidermis, nounevolution, nounevolutionary, adjectiveexcrement, nounexcrescence, nounexcrete, verbexcretion, nounexhale, verbexoskeleton, nounextinction, nounfaeces, nounfamily, nounfang, nounfat, nounfatty acid, nounfauna, nounfeces, nounfeed, verbfemale, adjectivefemale, nounferment, verbferment, nounfertile, adjectivefertility, nounfertilize, verbfission, nounflank, nounflatulence, nounflesh, nounfleshy, adjectiveflightless, adjectiveflora, nounfoetal, adjectivefoetus, nounfoliage, nounfossil, nounfreak, nounfreshwater, adjectivefructose, noungamete, nounganglion, noungene, noungene pool, noungenera, genetic, adjectivegenetic code, noungenetic engineering, noungenetic fingerprinting, noungenetics, noungenome, noungenus, noungestation, noungland, nounglandular, adjectiveglucose, noungluten, noungonad, noungrass snake, noungrow, verbgrowth, nounhabitat, nounhaemoglobin, nounhearing, nounheart, nounhemisphere, nounherbivore, nounhereditary, adjectiveheredity, nounhermaphrodite, nounhibernate, verbhistamine, nounhoming, adjectivehormone, nounhost, nounimpregnate, verbimpulse, nounincubate, verbindigenous, adjectiveinfected, adjectiveinfertile, adjectiveinfest, verbingest, verbinhale, verbinseminate, verbinsensate, adjectiveinsulin, nounintegument, nounintercourse, nouninterferon, nounintestine, nouninvertebrate, nouninvoluntary, adjectiveiris, nounjaw, nounjelly, nounkidney, nounkrill, nounlactate, verblactation, nounlactic acid, nounleech, nounleg, nounlesser, adjectivelichen, nounlife, nounlife cycle, nounlife form, nounligament, nounlimb, nounlimpet, nounlipid, nounliver, nounliving fossil, nounlocomotion, nounlymph, nounlymph node, nounmale, adjectivemale, nounmammal, nounmandible, nounmate, nounmate, verbmembrane, nounmetabolism, nounmetabolize, verbmetamorphosis, nounmicrobe, nounmicrobiology, nounmicroorganism, nounmicroscopic, adjectivemigrate, verbmigratory, adjectivemiscarriage, nounmolar, nounmorphology, nounmotor, adjectivemould, nounmouth, nounmucous membrane, nounmucus, nounmulticellular, adjectivemuscle, nounmuscular, adjectivemutant, nounmutate, verbmutation, nounnatural history, nounnatural selection, nounnature, nounneck, nounnectar, nounnerve, nounnervous, adjectivenervous system, nounneural, adjectiveneuro-, prefixneurology, nounnode, nounnose, nounnostril, nounnucleic acid, nounnucleus, nounnutrient, nounnutriment, nounoesophagus, nounoestrogen, nounolfactory, adjectiveoptic, adjectiveorgan, nounorganic, adjectiveorganic chemistry, nounorganism, nounorifice, nounossify, verbosteo-, prefixoutgrowth, nounova, ovary, nounoverwinter, verboviduct, nounoviparous, adjectiveovulate, verbovum, nounparasite, nounpathogen, nounpedigree, nounpelvic, adjectivepelvis, nounpenile, adjectivepenis, nounpepsin, nounperiod, nounperspiration, nounperspire, verbphotosynthesis, nounphylum, nounpigment, nounpigmentation, nounplankton, nounplasma, nounpollinate, verbpostnatal, adjectivepregnancy, nounpregnant, adjectivepremature, adjectiveprenatal, adjectiveproduct, nounproliferation, nounpropagate, verbprotein, nounprotoplasm, nounprotozoan, nounpuberty, nounpulmonary, adjectivepulp, nounpulsation, nounputrefy, verbputrid, adjectivered blood cell, nounregurgitate, verbrenal, adjectivereproduce, verbreproduction, nounreproductive, adjectiverespiration, nounrespiratory, adjectiverespire, verbretina, nounroot, nounrot, verbrot, nounruff, nounsac, nounsaliva, nounsalivary gland, nounsalivate, verbsaltwater, adjectivescale, nounscallop, nounscaly, adjectivesebaceous, adjectivesecrete, verbsecretion, nounsemen, nounsense organ, nounsensory, adjectiveserum, nounsex, nounsex, verbsexless, adjectivesexual intercourse, nounsheath, nounshell, nounsibling, nounskeletal, adjectiveskeleton, nounskin, nounskull, nounspasm, nounspasmodic, adjectivespecies, nounspecimen, nounsperm, nounspiderweb, nounspinal cord, nounspine, nounspineless, adjectivestarch, nounstem cell, nounstimulate, verbstimulus, nounstrain, nounsubject, nounsubspecies, nounsucker, nounsucrose, nounsweat, verbsweat, nounsweat gland, nounsymbiosis, nounsystemic, adjectivetail, nountaxonomy, nounteeth, testosterone, nountest-tube baby, nountissue, nountrachea, nountube, noununicellular, adjectiveurethra, nounuric, adjectiveurinate, verburine, nounvariety, nounvector, nounvein, nounvenom, nounvenomous, adjectiveventricle, nounvertebra, nounvertebrate, nounvivisection, nounwarm-blooded, adjectivewean, verbwildlife, nounwindpipe, nounyolk, noun Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► a premature baby (=born before the normal time)· Lesley’s baby was three weeks premature. ► a premature birth (=when a baby is born before the normal time)· Many babies survive premature births. ► premature death technical (=earlier than people usually die)· The disease is a significant cause of premature death in the developing world. ► a premature halt (=one that is sooner than expected)· Bad weather brought the game to a premature halt. ► a premature infant (=born too early)· The hospital provides life-saving care to premature infants. ► premature retirement (=before the natural or proper time)· Injury forced him into premature retirement. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► baby · Tommy's Campaign supports research into helping premature babies.· They ignore the minor expense of health care for pregnant women, but pay the massive expenses of premature babies.· Conductors visit premature baby units and decide which children to accept.· It's hard work but she copes Voice over Saving premature babies has its costs.· They are being kept in incubators, normally used for premature babies.· This result might indicate that the body clock is slow to mature in premature babies.· Pat is working as a midwife in an intensive care unit for premature babies.· Worse still, one third of premature babies due or suffer some form of handicap throughout life. ► birth · Low birth weight usually indicates premature births that are also often immature births.· They also noticed numerous miscarriages, premature births, and birth defects-including gross malformations-among soldiers' children.· The proportion of premature births was almost three times as high if the interval was less than a year.· And there was no doubt that Kalchu, though younger, had dealt with a great many premature births before this one.· They suffered the heartbreak of losing three children through premature births.· Immature births are often, but not necessarily, premature births. ► death · Introduction Smoking remains the commonest cause of premature death and ill health in the United Kingdom.· The report found that moderate exercise reduces the risk of premature death and promotes psychological well-being by reducing depression and anxiety.· Deaths before the age of 65, so-called premature deaths, are comparatively rare.· My father, Simon C.. DeVos, suffered several heart attacks before his premature death at the age of fifty-nine.· The reason for a lot of these premature deaths was that their owners did not sufficiently understand the importance of cash flow.· If you count the savings to pension funds from premature deaths, tobacco is nothing short of a windfall for the states.· For the whole community this marks the return of infections and, for many, a premature death.· Of those 1 million premature deaths, 500, 000 ► ejaculation · Even Rick's problem with premature ejaculation got guffaws.· But she can not really fail like a man who is impotent or suffers from premature ejaculation.· In the first half it was a case of premature ejaculation. ► end · The career that looked so promising in 1974 has evidently come to a premature end.· Clearly Parliament would last its full five years and the Government could not bring it to a premature end.· With the premature end of apprenticeship came abolitionist anticipation of a new era of orderly progress in liberty.· It looked on Saturday as if they had declared a premature end to the season, in any case. ► infant · We believe that a multicentre trial with clearly defined outcome measures is necessary to recruit an adequate number of premature infants.· Naturally, this is much more difficult for the parents of a premature infant.· In newborns, especially premature infants, this liver enzyme system is not fully developed or functional.· When premature infants who are unresponsive are taken out of the incubator, she usually takes over their care.· An understanding of how small premature infants develop compared with babies born at term can also help this relationship.· Parents have an easier time adapting to premature infants who are more responsive.· In one study, the half-life of caffeine in premature infants ranged from 41 to 231 hours.· All these observations suggest that we should be careful about recommending increased stimulation at home for the premature infant. ► mortality · This term relates to the effect upon natural lifespan of a decrease in premature mortality.· As premature mortality decreases, he argues, more people will live to the limits of this natural lifespan. ► retirement · It lasted until 1879, when ill health compelled his premature retirement.· Pain of a rather more tangible nature brought about Ricky Ellcock's tragically premature retirement.· This problem is much worse for those who are forced into premature retirement through redundancy.· Refusing the offer of the Interior portfolio, he had announced his premature retirement from public service. 1happening before the natural or proper time: his premature death due to cancer premature ageing of the skin2a premature baby is born before the usual time of birth: a premature birth The baby was six weeks premature.3done too early or too soon: a premature order to attack Any talk of a deal is premature.it is premature (for somebody) to do something It would be premature to accuse anyone until the investigation is complete.—prematurely adverb: The baby was born prematurely.
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