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

• Abortion is still one of the hot button issues of US life.
  堕胎仍是美国人日常生活中的一个敏感议题。
• She was pregnant, but had the abortion.
  她怀孕了，但做了人工流产。
• Misoprostol and atropine used in painless artificial abortion
  米索前列醇和阿托品在无痛人流中的应用
• His girlfriend had an abortion.
  他的女朋友做了流产。
• A number of considerations have led her to have a wilful abortion.
  多种考虑使她执意堕胎。
• This isn't a drama! it's an abortion!
  这哪里是戏剧，简直是蹩脚的鹦鹉学舌！
• Abortion has always been a divisive issue
  人工流产一直是个引发争议的问题。
• 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。
• She had an abortion recently.
  她最近做了打胎。
• There was public outcry from those opposed to abortion.
  反堕胎人士公开大声抗议。