英语词汇“abort”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

abortverb

uk/əˈbɔːt/us/əˈbɔːrt/

abort verb (STOP)

[ T ] to cause something to stop or fail before it begins or before it is complete:

The plan/flight had to be aborted at the last minute.

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Causing something to end

abandon
all good things (must) come to an end idiom
and have done with it idiom
be over the hump idiom
bitter
draw
knock off (sth)
lay
lay sth to rest idiom
lay the ghost of sth (to rest) idiom
leave it at that idiom
leave off (sth/doing sth)
lift
raise
stone-dead
suppression
the curtain falls on sth idiom
to the bitter end idiom
top sth off
walk

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abort verb (END PREGNANCY)

[ T ] to stop the development of a baby that has not been born, usually by having a medical operation:

Do you think it's wrong to use aborted foetuses for medical research?

[ I ] another word for miscarry (miscarriage)

More examples

This change in the law would make abortion illegal except for strictly defined medical reasons.
We're conducting a poll to find out what people think about abortion.
Some women choose to have an abortion rather than care for a severely disabled child.
Her husband longed for children, and she had an abortion without telling him.
Many women die or become infertile as a result of unsafe abortions.

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Obstetrics: pregnancy

anti-choice
artificial insemination
backstreet abortion
carry
child
conceive
ectopic pregnancy
embryo
embryonic
expect
family
fruitful
full-term
have a bun in the oven idiom
IVF
late-term
pro-choice
pro-life
surrogacy
trouble

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单词	abort
释义	Contents verb (2) abort (STOP) abort (END PREGNANCY) Contents verb (2) abort (STOP) abort (END PREGNANCY) more…(2) abortion abortive Contents verb (2) abort (1) abort (2) English American Business abortverb uk/əˈbɔːt/us/əˈbɔːrt/ abort verb (STOP) [ T ] to cause something to stop or fail before it begins or before it is complete: The plan/flight had to be aborted at the last minute. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Causing something to end abandon all good things (must) come to an end idiom and have done with it idiom be over the hump idiom bitter draw *knock off (sth)* lay *lay sth* to rest idiom lay the ghost of sth (to rest) idiom leave it at that idiom leave off (sth/doing sth) lift raise stone-dead suppression** the curtain falls on sth idiom to the bitter end idiom *top sth* off walk See more results » abort verb (END PREGNANCY) [ T ] to stop the development of a baby that has not been born, usually by having a medical operation: Do you think it's wrong to use aborted foetuses for medical research? [ I ] another word for miscarry (miscarriage) More examples This change in the law would make abortion illegal except for strictly defined medical reasons. We're conducting a poll to find out what people think about abortion. Some women choose to have an abortion rather than care for a severely disabled child. Her husband longed for children, and she had an abortion without telling him. Many women die or become infertile as a result of unsafe abortions. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Obstetrics: pregnancy anti-choice artificial insemination backstreet abortion carry child conceive ectopic pregnancy embryo embryonic expect family fruitful full-term have a bun in the oven idiom IVF late-term pro-choice pro-life surrogacy trouble See more results » abortverb us/əˈbɔrt/ abort verb (STOP) [ T ] to stop something before it has begun or to cause something to fail before it is complete: Engineers aborted the test flight at the last minute. abort verb (END PREGNANCY) [ I/T ] to end a pregnancy before a baby is fully developed abortion noun [ C/U ] us/əˈbɔr·ʃən/ abortive adjective [ not gradable ] us/əˈbɔr·t̬ɪv/ An abortive uprising led to his exile. abortverb uk/əˈbɔːt/us [ T ] to stop an activity before it begins or before it is complete: abort a test/trial/plan We were forced to abort the test as a result of technical problems. abort a launch/merger/deal Money has been wasted on aborted deals. [ I or T ] IT to stop a computer process before it is complete:** abort a program/command/operation This command tells the server to abort the previous FTP service command. If the file is not present, the script will abort.
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