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untimely
  • Derivative : n  untimeliness
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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

untimely [ʌn 'taɪmlɪ] [ʌn 'taɪmlɪ]
  1. 1. adjective （来得、说得、做得）过早的
    to come to an untimely end
    过早结束
  2. 2. adjective 不合时宜的；不凑巧的
  3. 3. adverb 过早地
  4. 4. adverb 不合时宜地

Collins English-English Dictionary

untimely [^n'taɪmlɪ]
  1. 1. adj occurring before the expected, normal, or proper time
    an untimely death
  2. 2. adj inappropriate to the occasion, time, or season
    his joking at the funeral was most untimely
  3. 3. adv prematurely or inopportunely
See more results for untimely in the Chinese-English Dictionary

Examples

to come to an untimely end
过早结束 → untimely
an untimely death → untimely
his joking at the funeral was most untimely → untimely
她经不住这样的熬煎，过早地离开了人世。
Unable to endure such torments, she came to an untimely end. → 熬煎

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