[mass noun]the deliberate termination of a human pregnancy, most often performed during the first 28 weeks 流产,堕胎 concerns such as abortion and euthanasia. 堕胎和安乐死一类引人关注的事。 [count noun]illegal abortions. 非法堕胎。 ■the expulsion of a fetus from the womb by natural causes before it is able to survive independently 流产,小产 ■(Biology)the arrest of the development of an organ, typically a seed or fruit (生)(器官,尤其是种子或水果的)败育,停止发育
an object or undertaking regard as unpleasant or badly made or carried out 中途失败(或不成功)的事物
语源
mid 16th cent.: from Latin abortio(n-), from aboriri 'miscarry' (see abort)