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abort

verb
🔊/əˈbɔːt/
🔊/əˈbɔːrt/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they abort
🔊/əˈbɔːt/
🔊/əˈbɔːrt/
he / she / it aborts
🔊/əˈbɔːts/
🔊/əˈbɔːrts/
past simple aborted
🔊/əˈbɔːtɪd/
🔊/əˈbɔːrtɪd/
past participle aborted
🔊/əˈbɔːtɪd/
🔊/əˈbɔːrtɪd/
-ing form aborting
🔊/əˈbɔːtɪŋ/
🔊/əˈbɔːrtɪŋ/
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  1. [transitive] abort something to end a pregnancy early in order to prevent a baby from developing and being born alive使流产
    • to abort a child/pregnancy/fetus流产孩子/怀孕/胎儿
    Topics Life stagesc2, Medicinec2
  2. [intransitive] (specialist) to give birth to a child or young animal too early for it to survive流产；小产
    • The virus can cause pregnant animals to abort.这种病毒可能导致怀孕动物流产。🔊🔊
    see also miscarry
  3. [intransitive, transitive] to end or cause something to end before it has been completed, especially because it is likely to fail（使）夭折，中止（尤指很可能失败的事情）
    • (computing计算机) If the wrong password is given the program aborts.如果键入错误的密码，程序即会中止。🔊🔊
    • abort something We had no option but to abort the mission.我们别无选择，只有取消这项任务。🔊🔊
    • The plan was aborted at the last minute.计划在最后一刻取消了。🔊🔊
    Topics Difficulty and failurec2
    4. Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Latin aboriri ‘miscarry’, from ab- ‘away, from’ + oriri ‘be born’.