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单词 mistime
释义

mistime

/mɪsˈtʌɪm /
verb [with object]
Choose a bad or inappropriate moment to do or say (something).Having spent three weeks looking at the abysmal track record of the majority of fund managers, and the danger of even slightly mistiming your investments, I really do wonder why anyone bothers trying....
  • True greatness cannot be ascribed to a team which mistimes the art of peaking, and fails to win the big one.
  • To a man, big lads who wouldn't look out of place on the door as employees of a security firm were starting to mistime tackles while, as an attacking force, simply nothing was happening for them.

Synonyms

ill-timed, badly timed, inopportune, inappropriate, untimely, inconvenient;
awkward, unwelcome, unfavourable, unfortunate, inapt
archaic unseasonable

Origin

Old English mistīmian 'happen unfortunately' (see mis-1, time).

Rhymes

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