| 释义 |
abort/əˈbɔ:t/ v. & n.●v. 1 intr.a (of a woman) undergo abortion; miscarry (妇女)堕胎；流产 b (of a foetus) suffer abortion (胎儿)流产 2 tr.a effect the abortion of (a foetus) 使(胎儿)流产 b effect abortion in (a mother) 使(母亲)堕胎 3a tr. cause to end fruitlessly or prematurely; stop in the early stages 使中止，使夭折；在初期即中止 b intr. end unsuccessfully or prematurely 半途而废；夭折 4a tr. abandon or terminate (a space flight or other technical project) before its completion, usu. because of a fault (由于故障等原因)放弃，中止(航天计划或其他技术项目) b intr. terminate or fail to complete such an undertaking (此类计划)中止，夭折 5 Biol. 【生】a intr. (of an organ or embryo) remain undeveloped; shrink away (器官或胚胎)未能正常发育；萎缩 b tr. cause to do this 使不正常发育；使萎缩 ●n. 1 a prematurely terminated space flight or other undertaking 夭折的航天计划或其他项目 2 the termination of such an undertaking (此类计划的)中止，夭折 [Latin aboriri ‘miscarry’ (as AB-, oriri ort- ‘be born’)] |