abort
verb /əˈbɔːt/
/əˈbɔːrt/
动词形式
| present simple I / you / we / they abort | /əˈbɔːt/ /əˈbɔːrt/ |
| he / she / it aborts | /əˈbɔːts/ /əˈbɔːrts/ |
| past simple aborted | /əˈbɔːtɪd/ /əˈbɔːrtɪd/ |
| past participle aborted | /əˈbɔːtɪd/ /əˈbɔːrtɪd/ |
| -ing form aborting | /əˈbɔːtɪŋ/ /əˈbɔːrtɪŋ/ |
- [transitive] abort something to end a pregnancy early in order to prevent a baby from developing and being born alive
使流产 - to abort a child/pregnancy/fetus
流产孩子/怀孕/胎儿
- to abort a child/pregnancy/fetus
- [intransitive] (specialist) to give birth to a child or young animal too early for it to survive
流产；小产 - The virus can cause pregnant animals to abort.
这种病毒可能导致怀孕动物流产。
- The virus can cause pregnant animals to abort.
- [intransitive, transitive] to end or cause something to end before it has been completed, especially because it is likely to fail
（使）夭折，中止（尤指很可能失败的事情） - (computing
计算机 如果键入错误的密码，程序即会中止。 - abort something We had no option but to abort the mission.
我们别无选择，只有取消这项任务。 - The plan was aborted at the last minute.
计划在最后一刻取消了。
- (computing
词源mid 16th cent.: from Latin aboriri ‘miscarry’, from ab- ‘away, from’ + oriri ‘be born’.