abortion
noun
uk/əˈbɔː.ʃən/us/əˈbɔːr.ʃən/abortionnoun(END OF PREGNANCY)
C1[CorU]
theintentionalendingof apregnancy:
（通常指通过手术进行的）堕胎，人工流产Shedecidedtohave/getan abortion.她决定接受人工流产。
Abortion isillegalin somecountries.
[CorU]medicalspecialized
the early,unintentionalendingof apregnancywhen ababyoryounganimalisborntoo early anddiesbefore it isfullydeveloped:
Theviruscancauseabortion incattle.
Weexpecttoseelate abortions andbirthabnormalitiesas aresultof theradiationleak.
Synonyms
miscarriage
spontaneous abortion
Compare
stillbirth
- Thischangein thelawwould make abortionillegalexcept forstrictlydefinedmedicalreasons.
- We'reconductingapolltofindout whatpeoplethinkabout abortion.
- Many womendieorbecomeinfertileas aresultofunsafeabortions.
- Some womenchooseto have an abortionratherthancarefor aseverelydisabledchild.
- Herhusbandlongedforchildren, and she had an abortion withouttellinghim.
abortionnoun(FAILURE)
[C]slang
afailure:
失败Thisprojectis acompleteabortion.这个项目彻底失败了。
Failures
- another/the final nail in the coffinidiom
- bloodbath
- brain freeze
- breakdown
- busted flush
- car crash
- flop
- foul(something)up
- freefall
- game overidiom
- hash
- lemon
- lost cause
- mess
- nail
- reversal
- slim pickings
- slush pile
- track record
- train wreck