untimely

英 [ʌnˈtaɪmli]

美 [ʌnˈtaɪmli]

adj.  过早的; 不到时间的; 突然的; 不合时宜的; 不适时的

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BNC.19432 / COCA.18080

牛津词典

adj.

• 过早的；不到时间的；突然的
  happening too soon or sooner than is normal or expected
  1. She met a tragic and untimely death at 25.
     她于25岁时不幸猝然辞世。
• 不合时宜的；不适时的
  happening at a time or in a situation that is not suitable
  1. His interruption was untimely.
     他的插话不是时候。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 过早的；提早的；未到期的
  If you describe an event asuntimely, you mean that it happened earlier than it should, or sooner than you expected.
  1. His mother's untimely death had a catastrophic effect on him...
     他母亲的早逝给了他沉重的打击。
  2. Her untimely return could spoil Miss Melville's entire programme for the evening.
     她提前回来可能会破坏掉梅尔维尔小姐今晚的整个计划。
• ADJ 不适时的；不合时宜的
  You can describe something asuntimelyif it happens at an unsuitable time.
  1. ...an untimely visit from the milkman...
     送牛奶的来得不是时候
  2. I am sure your readers would have seen the article as at best untimely.
     即使往最好里说，我相信你的读者也会觉得这篇文章发表得不是时候。

英英释义

adj

• uncommonly early or before the expected time
  1. illness led to his premature death
  2. alcohol brought him to an untimely end
  Synonym:premature
• badly timed
  1. an ill-timed intervention
  2. you think my intrusion unseasonable
  3. an untimely remark
  4. it was the wrong moment for a joke
  Synonym:ill-timedunseasonablewrong

adv

• too soon
  1. I spoke prematurely
  Synonym:prematurely

双语例句

• Her untimely return could spoil Miss Melville's entire programme for the evening.
  她提前回来可能会破坏掉梅尔维尔小姐今晚的整个计划。
• I even saw in a brick passageway an untimely butterfly.
  我甚至在一条砖砌小巷里看到了一只不合时令的蝴蝶。
• That was all about preventing untimely deaths on the grandest scale possible.
  它的所有含意是在尽可能大的范围内预防不合时宜的死亡。
• Infection with STIs can lead to acute symptoms, chronic infection and serious delayed consequences such as infertility, ectopic pregnancy, cervical cancer and the untimely death of infants and adults.
  感染性传播感染可导致急性症状、慢性感染和严重的缓发性后果，比如不孕症、异位妊娠、宫颈癌，以及婴儿和成人的过早死亡。
• His joy in life was eclipsed by the untimely death of his wife.
  妻子的早死使他失去了人生的欢乐。
• About a year later, Mr. Semple died. It was an untimely death.
  大约一年之后，珊波尔先生死了。这是意外的早逝。
• AMERICA'S greatest secretary of state, Alexander Hamilton, met an untimely death in a duel in1804.
  1804年，美国历史上最伟大的部长（第一任财政部长）亚历山大。汉密尔顿在决斗中不幸早亡，不免让人扼腕叹息。
• Lorenzo's untimely death has raised a new difficulty.
  洛伦索的突然去世引起了新的困难。
• I am sure your readers would have seen the article as at best untimely.
  即使往最好里说，我相信你的读者也会觉得这篇文章发表得不是时候。
• Selim believes the fracture could have led to the boy king's untimely death.
  斯莱姆相信，正是这个骨裂导致了这位年幼国王的夭折。