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。
• His girlfriend had an abortion.
  他的女朋友做了流产。
• Abortion is an issue which produces little reasoned argument.
  对堕胎这个问题很少有理智的看法。
• Avoid alcohol and aspirin while using methotrexate and misoprostol for a medical abortion.
  避免饮酒和服用阿司匹林同时使用甲氨蝶呤和米索前列醇药物流产。
• She was pregnant, but had the abortion.
  她怀孕了，但做了人工流产。
• There was public outcry from those opposed to abortion.
  反堕胎人士公开大声抗议。
• She had an abortion recently.
  她最近做了打胎。
• Her strong Catholic beliefs made abortion unthinkable.
  笃信天主教让她完全无法接受堕胎。
• He refused for reasons of conscience to sign a new law legalising abortion.
  他出于信仰，拒绝签署使堕胎合法化的新法。
• 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。