mis·time
verb/ˌmɪsˈtaɪm/
/ˌmɪsˈtaɪm/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they mistime | /ˌmɪsˈtaɪm/ /ˌmɪsˈtaɪm/ |
| he / she / it mistimes | /ˌmɪsˈtaɪmz/ /ˌmɪsˈtaɪmz/ |
| past simple mistimed | /ˌmɪsˈtaɪmd/ /ˌmɪsˈtaɪmd/ |
| past participle mistimed | /ˌmɪsˈtaɪmd/ /ˌmɪsˈtaɪmd/ |
| -ing form mistiming | /ˌmɪsˈtaɪmɪŋ/ /ˌmɪsˈtaɪmɪŋ/ |
- mistime something to do something at the wrong time, especially when this makes something bad or unpleasant happen
在不适当的时机做；选错…的时机 - The horse completely mistimed the jump and threw its rider.
这匹马起跳的时机完全不对，把骑手摔了下来。 - A lot of the jokes were mistimed (= and therefore not funny).
很多笑话都不合时宜（=因此不好笑）。
Word OriginOld English mistīmian ‘happen unfortunately’ (see mis-, time). - The horse completely mistimed the jump and threw its rider.