(of an action 行动 not successful; failed 不成功的；失败的 an abortive military coup 一次流产的军事政变 abortive attempts to divert the course of the river 河流改道不遂的尝试
Extra ExamplesTopics Difficulty and failurec2He tried to set up a meeting but his efforts proved abortive. 他试图安排一次会议，但他的努力证明是徒劳的。 An attempted reform of the organization proved largely abortive. 该组织的一次改革尝试被证明基本上是失败的。 The companies were involved in an abortive takeover battle. 这些公司卷入了一场失败的收购战。 There was an abortive attempt to overthrow the government. 推翻政府的企图失败了。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryAbortive is used with these nouns:- attempt
- coup
Word OriginMiddle English (as a noun denoting a stillborn child or animal): via Old French from Latin abortivus, from aboriri ‘miscarry’, from ab- ‘away, from’ + oriri ‘be born’.
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abortive
Unsuccessful: failed, abortive, fruitless...
Not finished and incomplete: light-touch, incomplete, unfinished...
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