abort

verb

/əˈbɔːt/

/əˈbɔːrt/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they abort	/əˈbɔːt/ /əˈbɔːrt/
he / she / it aborts	/əˈbɔːts/ /əˈbɔːrts/
past simple aborted	/əˈbɔːtɪd/ /əˈbɔːrtɪd/
past participle aborted	/əˈbɔːtɪd/ /əˈbɔːrtɪd/
-ing form aborting	/əˈbɔːtɪŋ/ /əˈbɔːrtɪŋ/

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[transitive] abort something to end a pregnancy early in order to prevent a baby from developing and being born alive使流产
- to abort a child/pregnancy/fetus流产孩子/怀孕/胎儿
Topics Life stagesc2, Medicinec2
[intransitive] (specialist) to give birth to a child or young animal too early for it to survive流产；小产
- The virus can cause pregnant animals to abort.这种病毒可能导致怀孕动物流产。
see also miscarry
[intransitive, transitive] to end or cause something to end before it has been completed, especially because it is likely to fail（使）夭折，中止（尤指很可能失败的事情）
- (computing计算机) If the wrong password is given the program aborts.如果键入错误的密码，程序即会中止。
- abort something We had no option but to abort the mission.我们别无选择，只有取消这项任务。
- The plan was aborted at the last minute.计划在最后一刻取消了。
Topics Difficulty and failurec2

Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Latin aboriri ‘miscarry’, from ab- ‘away, from’ + oriri ‘be born’.