abort
v
1 (medical醫(yī))
(a) [Tn] cause (sb/sth) to undergo abortion 使流產(chǎn); 使墮胎
abort an expectant mother, a deformed foetus, the pregnancy 為孕婦, 因?yàn)樘夯? 為終止妊娠做人工流產(chǎn).
(b) [I] undergo abortion; miscarry 流產(chǎn); 小產(chǎn)
She aborted after four months. 她懷孕四個(gè)月後流產(chǎn)了.
2 [I, Tn] (cause sth to) end prematurely and unsuccessfully (使某事物)中止, 夭折
abort a space mission, ie cancel it in space, usu because of mechanical trouble 中止一次航天任務(wù)(通常因機(jī)械故障而在太空中取消該任務(wù))
abort a computer program 中止計(jì)算機(jī)的程序.