be born prematurely
用于分娩，指婴儿在正常妊娠期结束前出生。
The baby was born prematurely at 34 weeks.
这个婴儿在34周时早产了。
过早地；太早
早产地；未足月地；(指分娩)在正常妊娠期结束之前；过早地；时机未到地
Too soon or too early; before the proper or expected time.
过早地。
In a premature manner; too soon or too early.
(指分娩)在正常妊娠期结束之前
(of childbirth) before the end of the normal period of gestation
过早地；时机未到地
too soon; in a premature manner
He stopped the project prematurely, before it could show any results.
他在项目能展现出任何成果之前就过早地停止了。
用法提示：此处 prematurely 修饰动词 stopped，表示动作发生得过早。
AI contextual example
The flowers bloomed prematurely due to the unusually warm weather.
由于异常温暖的天气，这些花过早地开放了。
用法提示：prematurely 修饰 bloomed，说明开花时间早于正常时节。
AI contextual example
She decided to retire prematurely at the age of 50.
她在50岁时就决定过早地退休。
用法提示：prematurely 修饰 retire，指出退休发生得比通常早。
AI contextual example
用于分娩，指婴儿在正常妊娠期结束前出生。
The baby was born prematurely at 34 weeks.
这个婴儿在34周时早产了。
表示某事发生得太早，通常带有负面评价。
The company launched the app prematurely before fixing the bugs.
公司在修复漏洞之前过早地发布了这款应用。
过去分词前用prematurely，构成形容词短语，修饰名词。
He is the prematurely retired athlete who still trains every day.
他就是那位过早退役却仍每天训练的运动员。
较口语化，侧重时间点早于预期，但不一定带负面色彩；与 prematurely 相比，语气更中性，如 The baby came too early 可指早产。
与 too early 接近，但更强调相对恰当时刻的提前，常含负面或惋惜意味；注意 too soon 也可表示‘太快结束’，需看语境。
只表示早于通常或预期时间，不一定含‘太早’的判断；在早产、早逝等固定搭配中可换用，但语气弱于 prematurely。
grammar · medium
易错句子He left the party premature because he was tired.
正确表达He left the party prematurely because he was tired.
premature 是形容词，不能修饰动词 left；修饰动词表示“过早地离开”时要用副词 prematurely。
grammar · medium
易错句子The prematurely birth can be dangerous for the baby.
正确表达The premature birth can be dangerous for the baby.
birth 是名词，要用形容词 premature 修饰；prematurely 是副词，不能修饰名词。
grammar · medium
易错句子The prematurely of the project was a problem.
正确表达The prematurity of the project was a problem.
prematurely 是副词，不能用作主语名词；这里表示“过早/不成熟”需要名词 prematurity。
注：与 prematurely 的“过早、时机未到”义相对，强调在预期时间之后才发生。
注：late 作副词时指“比预定时间晚”，与 prematurely 的“过早”相反；此义项下它与名词或动词搭配时位置灵活。
注：较为正式，侧重行动或发生得迟，与 prematurely 形成直接反义，但语气更书面。
premature 是形容词，修饰名词（如 a premature baby）；prematurely 是副词，修饰动词或形容词。表达“过早地做某事”时应用副词，不可直接用形容词。
early 仅表示时间早于通常或预期，语气中性；prematurely 强调早得不适时、时机未到，常含负面判断。
in advance 是中性短语，意为在某个事件发生前先做某事；prematurely 则指不该这么早，往往因条件不成熟而产生不良后果。
早产；过早出生
Their daughter was born prematurely at 32 weeks.
他们的女儿在32周时早产出生。
过早去世；英年早逝
The talented musician died prematurely at the age of 27.
这位才华横溢的音乐家在27岁时英年早逝。
提前结束；过早终止
The match ended prematurely because of heavy rain.
比赛因大雨提前结束。
过早衰老
Constant stress can cause skin to age prematurely.
持续的压力会使皮肤过早衰老。
过早退休
He decided to retire prematurely due to health problems.
他因健康问题决定过早退休。
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pre- (before) + mature (ripe, timely) + -ly (adverbial suffix). Same prefix: preview, predict; same suffix: quickly, carefully; same root: mature, maturity, immature.
胎儿在子宫内发育的时期；早产意味着妊娠期未满就出生。
过早开始的临产可能导致早产。
在预产期之前的分娩被称为早产。
早产儿是出生后需要特别护理的新生儿。
早产婴儿往往需要在新生儿重症监护室接受护理。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.
头发过早变白
He went prematurely gray in his thirties.
他三十多岁时头发就过早变白了。