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单词 premature
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premature

adjective
/ˈpremətʃə(r)/
/ˌpriːməˈtʃʊr/, /ˌpriːməˈtʊr/
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  1. happening before the normal or expected time
    • his premature death at the age of 37
    • Because of injury, her playing career came to a premature end in 2008.
    • The incident brought the game to a premature conclusion.
  2. (of a birth or a baby) happening or being born before the normal length of pregnancy has been completed
    • The baby was four weeks premature.
    • a premature birth after only thirty weeks
    Wordfinder
    • baby
    • birth
    • child
    • dummy
    • feed
    • incubator
    • nappy
    • pram
    • premature
    • teethe
    Extra Examples
    • She was born slightly premature.
    • a very premature baby
    Topics Life stagesc1
  3. happening or made too soon
    • a premature conclusion/decision/judgement
    • It is premature to talk about success at this stage.
    Extra Examples
    • The decision proved premature.
    • We should investigate further, rather than make a premature judgement.
  4. Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘ripe, mature’): from Latin praematurus ‘very early’, from prae ‘before’ + maturus ‘ripe’.
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