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.

  1. 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。
  2. 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

  1. ADJ 过早的;提早的;未到期的
    If you describe an event as untimely, 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。
  2. ADJ 不适时的;不合时宜的
    You can describe something as untimely if 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。

双语例句

  1. His mother's untimely death had a catastrophic effect on him.
    他妈妈的过早离世对他具有灾难性的影响。
  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。
  3. 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。
  4. The untimely death of the engineer delayed the completion of the project.
    工程师的过早去世推迟了工程的完工期。
  5. Unable to endure such torments, she came to an untimely end.
    她经不住这样的熬煎,过早地离开了人世。
  6. His illness led to his untimely death.
    疾病使他过早去世。
  7. As time moved on my grief and anger at his untimely death began to recede.
    随着时间流逝我对他的永远死去而感到悲伤和愤懑情绪渐渐减弱了。
  8. 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。
  9. She's just born to this world, so how could she expect untimely death?
    才刚出生不久,怎么想得到自己会这么早就死了?!
  10. In the Buddhist Sutra it states: To commit killing will result in sickness and untimely deaths.
    佛经上说:杀生会遭遇到多病和短命的果报。
  11. Or as an hidden untimely birth I had not been; as infants which never saw light.
    或像隐而未现,不到期而落的胎,归于无有,如同未见光的婴孩。
  12. 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。
  13. An untimely arrival, remark, intervention She burst into laughing at the wrong time.
    不合时宜的到达、言语、干涉.她不合时宜地突然笑了起来。
  14. His father's untimely death disjointed his faith in god.
    他父亲过早的去逝,使他跟上帝的信仰脱节。
  15. He came to an untimely end by accident.
    他遭不测而过早死亡。
  16. 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。
  17. 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。
  18. When I think of that, my heart could not help from aching over WY's untimely death.
    每当我想到这里,我的心就不禁地为伟易过早的死亡,而痛了。
  19. He was a pure man of letters, untimely born in a world that had no need of letters.
    他是个地道的文人,不逢时地生在一个不需要学问的世界里。
  20. They became friends and went on to collaborate on many projects before Schaap's untimely death in2001.
    他们成为了朋友,并继续在许多项目上合作,这一直持续到2001年Schaap去世。
  21. In classrooms, the untimely ringing interrupts lectures and destroys the atmosphere of study, so it prompts many complaints.
    在教室里,不合时宜地响起的手机铃声不但打断了上课,而且破坏了学习的气氛,因此也引起了诸多抱怨。
  22. To see a bright young life so rudely blighted, so untimely cut down?
    为的是看见一位前途无量的年轻的生命这样无情地被摧残,这样过早地夭折?
  23. The end for Agnes Smedley came untimely and under difficult circumstances.
    艾格妮丝·史沫特莱在艰难的环境下过早地结束了自己的一生。
  24. 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。
  25. Lorenzo's untimely death has raised a new difficulty.
    洛伦索的突然去世引起了新的困难。
  26. 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。
  27. But I have my untimely leave in the middle of the day, in the thick of work.
    但我已经在正午,在厚重的工作中不合时宜的离开。
  28. 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。
  29. Illness led to his premature death; alcohol brought him to an untimely end.
    疾病导致了他过早的死亡;酒让他过早死亡。
  30. We are also all here because of many millions of untimely deaths.
    我们聚集在这里也是因为上百万人过早地死亡。

英英释义

adj

  1. uncommonly early or before the expected time
    1. illness led to his premature death
    2. alcohol brought him to an untimely end

    Synonym:    premature

  2. 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

  1. too soon
    1. I spoke prematurely

    Synonym:    prematurely