| 释义 |
abortion/əˈbɔ:ʃ(ə)n/n. 1 the expulsion of a foetus (naturally or esp. by medical induction) from the womb before it is able to survive independently, esp. in the first 28 weeks of a human pregnancy (自然或尤指通过医学引流的)堕胎，打胎 2 a stunted or deformed creature or thing 发育不完全或畸形的动物或东西 3 the failure of a project or an action (计划或行动的)失败 4 Biol. the arrest of the development of an organ or embryo 【生】(器官或胚胎发育的)受阻 [Latin abortio (as ABORT)] |