• vi. 流產(chǎn)；墮胎；夭折；發(fā)育不全
• vt. 使流產(chǎn)；使中止
• n. 中止計劃

前綴ab-, 離開，非。詞根ori, 升起,同origin. -t, 過去分詞格。指沒有正常出生的，即流產(chǎn)。

abort

abort: see origin

abort (v.)

1570s, "to miscarry," from Latin abortus, past participle of aboriri "to miscarry" (see abortive); 1610s as "to deliberately terminate" anything, but especially a pregnancy, which seems to be the literal sense. Transitive meaning "to cause a woman to miscarry" is recorded from 1933. Related: Aborted; aborting.

1. The decision was made to abort the mission.

決定中止這項任務(wù)。

來自柯林斯例句

2. The doctor had to abort the baby.

醫(yī)生不得不打掉胎兒.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

3. The captain instructed them to abort the mission.

上尉指示他們中止執(zhí)行任務(wù).

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

4. Frequently the basal ovule, which is the last one to be fertilized would abort.

最后受精的基生胚珠經(jīng)常敗育.

來自辭典例句

5. The airmen were under orders to abort their mission if on - board equipment showed the slightest glitch.

飛行員事先接到命令,如果機載裝備發(fā)生哪怕一點點的故障,也要取消所執(zhí)行的任務(wù).

來自辭典例句