abortion

英 [əˈbɔːʃn]

美 [əˈbɔːrʃn]

n.  人工流产; 堕胎; 打胎; 人工流产手术; 堕胎手术

复数：abortions　

高考IELTS医学

Collins.3 / BNC.4341 / COCA.1969

牛津词典

noun

• 人工流产；堕胎；打胎
  the deliberate ending of a pregnancy at an early stage
  1. to support/oppose abortion
     支持 / 反对堕胎
  2. a woman's right to abortion
     妇女做人工流产的权利
  3. abortion laws
     有关堕胎的法律
  4. I've always been anti-abortion.
     我一直反对堕胎。
• 人工流产手术；堕胎手术
  a medical operation to end a pregnancy at an early stage
  1. She decided to have an abortion .
     她决定做人工流产。

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 人工流产；堕胎
  If a woman has anabortion, she ends her pregnancy deliberately so that the baby is not born alive.
  1. His girlfriend had an abortion.
     他的女朋友做了流产。
  2. ...anti-abortion groups...
     反堕胎团体
  3. He and his wife both strongly support abortion rights.
     他和妻子都强烈支持堕胎权。

英英释义

noun

• termination of pregnancy
• failure of a plan
  Synonym:miscarriage

双语例句

• All were prospective cohort studies that used mifepristone and misoprostol to induce abortion.
  此九项研究均为运用米非司酮和米索前列醇诱导药物流产的前瞻性群组研究。
• Sometimes the original abortion was done so badly that the uterus prolapsed.
  有时第一次流产手术做得太糟糕，会导致子宫下垂。
• A number of considerations have led her to have a wilful abortion.
  多种考虑使她执意堕胎。
• The Pope then applies this doctrine to laws authorizing and promoting abortion and euthanasia.
  然后，教皇将这一学说适用于权威化和促进了堕胎和安乐死的法律。
• Recent opinion polls show that 60 percent favor abortion under certain circumstances
  最近的民意调查显示，60%的人赞成在某些情况下可以堕胎。
• He and his wife both strongly support abortion rights.
  他和妻子都强烈支持堕胎权。
• His girlfriend had an abortion.
  他的女朋友做了流产。
• We'd like to know what you feel about abortion
  我们想知道你对堕胎是怎么看的。
• He's waffled on abortion and gay rights
  他在堕胎和同性恋权利问题上立场模糊。
• Abortion has always been a divisive issue
  人工流产一直是个引发争议的问题。