abort[ə'bɔ:t]vi.1.■流产,小产:Helen aborted when she was three months pregnant.海伦怀孕三个月时流产了。2.■(计划等)中途失败;夭折;中止:Some colds abort without treatment.有些感冒可不治而愈。3.■【生物学】(动植物器官)败育,发育不全,退化,顿挫4.■(火箭、宇宙飞船等)中止飞行;(飞行等)中途失败;取消飞行任务vt.1.■2.■使流产,引产:The doctor had to abort the baby.医生只好将胎儿引产。3.■堕(胎):The doctor had to abort the pregnancy.医生只得给孕妇堕胎。4.■使夭折;使(计划等)失败;使中止:to abort the economic recovery中止经济的复苏趋势We aborted our vacation when the car broke down.因汽车坏了,我们中止了休假。5.■抑制(病)的发展:to abort a disease抑制疾病6.■压制;平息:to abort the uprising平息叛乱7.■(因故障等而)使(飞机、宇宙飞船、导弹等)中断飞行,使(飞行任务等)中途失败;取消…的飞行任务:The rocket flight had to be aborted because of difficulties with computer.因电脑出故障,这次火箭飞行只好中辍。n.1.■(飞机、火箭或宇宙飞船等的)中止飞行;中途失败;(飞行任务的)中辍2.■中途失败的行动3.■[美国英语](导致计划、试验等中辍的)发生故障的机件
abortabort[əˈbɔ:t]vi.1.■流产, 小产, 堕胎2.■失败, (某种试验, 作战、任务等在未完成前)中止3.■【生理】发育不全; 器官退化4.■[俚]飞行中断, 截止, 放弃The peach buds aborted.桃花蓓蕾枯萎了。