abort
verb
uk/əˈbɔːt/us/əˈbɔːrt/abortverb(STOP)
[IorT]
tocausesomething tostoporfailbefore itbeginsor before it iscomplete:
中止;使夭折;使中途失败Themissionhad to be aborted at the lastminute.
If something goeswrongduring thelaunchsequencethesystemwillautomaticallyabort.
- Thepilotmissedtheapproachand aborted thelanding.
- Thecoupwas aborted.
- If thetimelimitispassedtheconnectionwill abort.
Causing something to end
- abandon
- abandonment
- all good things (must) come to an endidiom
- and have done with itidiom
- be over the humpidiom
- draw
- jacksomethingin
- killsomethingstone-deadidiom
- knock
- knock off (something)
- lay
- lay the ghost ofsomething(to rest)idiom
- lid
- lift
- raise
- stanch
- staunch
- stem
- stopper
- stranglesomethingat birthidiom
abortverb(END PREGNANCY)
[IorT]
tostopthedevelopmentof ababythat has not beenborn, usually by having amedicaloperation:
(通常指通过手术)堕胎,人工流产Hedeclaredthat women have arightto abort a nonviablefetus.
Thedecisionto abort may bebasedon manyfactors.
[I]
to have amiscarriage(= an early,unintentionalend to apregnancy):
Thebacterialinfectioncancauseanimalsto abort.
- Theproceduremay be done to abort apregnancy.
- Thechoiceto abort is oftencomplex.
- As aresultof thecontaminationmotherswere aborting, or givingbirthtostillbornordeformedbabies.