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

• In the past he has also taken sensible positions on immigration, illegal guns, abortion rights and healthcare.
  过去他也在移民问题、非法枪支、堕胎权利和医疗保健上采取了明智的立场。
• The King's stand is bound to reawaken the painful debate about abortion
  国王的立场必然会再次引发关于堕胎的令人头痛的辩论。
• 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。
• 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。
• There has been much dispute over the question of legalized abortion in the western world.
  堕胎合法化的问题在西方世界颇具争议。
• 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。
• Her opposition to abortion and feminism mark her as a convinced traditionalist.
  她对堕胎和女权主义的反对态度表明她是个不折不扣的传统主义者。
• The latter part of the debate concentrated on abortion.
  后半部分的辩论集中在堕胎问题上。
• 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。