miscarry
/ˌmɪsˈkærɪ/verb
(-ies, -ied)no obj.
1
- (of a pregnant woman) have a miscarriage(孕妇)流产:
Wendy conceived, but she miscarried after five weeks
温迪怀了孕, 但五个星期后流产了
with obj. an ultrasound scan showed that she had miscarried her baby.超声波扫描显示她已经流产了。
2
- (of something planned) fail to attain an intended or expected outcome(计划)失败, 受挫:
such a rash crime, and one so very likely to miscarry!
如此胆大包天的犯罪, 且是注定要败露的!
2.1
- dated (of a letter) fail to reach its intended destination〈旧〉(信)被误送; 未送达。