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TOEFL BNC: 11818 COCA: 22876

abortive

adjective
/əˈbɔːtɪv/
/əˈbɔːrtɪv/
(formal)
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  1. (of an action行动) not successful; failed不成功的;失败的 synonym unsuccessful
    • 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 Examples
    • He 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。
    Topics Difficulty and failurec2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryAbortive is used with these nouns:
    • attempt
    • coup
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    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’.
TOEFL BNC: 11818 COCA: 22876
TOEFL BNC: 11818 COCA: 22876
TOEFL BNC: 11818 COCA: 22876
abortive
Unsuccessful: failed, abortive, fruitless...
Not finished and incomplete: light-touch, incomplete, unfinished...

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