abortive

ә'bɒ:tiv

托福GRE Collins 1

s. failing to accomplish an intended result

a. 流产的, 堕胎的, 失败的
[医] 流产的; 顿挫的

Collins 星级

11,818

BNC 频率

22,876

使用频率

abortive 由词根 abort（流产、终止）和后缀 -ive（形容词后缀，表示有…性质的）组成，整体意思为“导致流产的”或“未能达到预期目标的”。

例句

1. The team's attempt to launch the new product was abortive due to lack of funding.

由于缺乏资金，团队推出新产品的尝试是失败的。

2. His abortive efforts to fix the car only made the problem worse.

他修车的失败尝试只让问题变得更糟。

3. The meeting was abortive, as no decisions were made.

会议是无果而终的，因为没有做出任何决定。