abort

ә'bɒ:t
托福雅思 Collins 1

英文释义

n. the act of terminating a project or procedure before it is completed
v. terminate before completion
v. cease development, die, and be aborted
v. terminate a pregnancy by undergoing an abortion

中文翻译

vi. 流产, 中途失败
vt. 使流产, 使失败, 使中止

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记忆技巧

abort 由前缀 a-(表示离开)和词根 born(出生)构成,整体意思是“停止出生”或“中止”,可以联想到中止一个过程。

例句

1. The mission was aborted due to bad weather.
由于恶劣天气,任务被中止了。
2. She decided to abort the project because it was too risky.
她决定中止这个项目,因为风险太大了。
3. The doctor explained the procedure to abort the pregnancy.
医生解释了终止妊娠的程序。

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