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

• 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。
• 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。
• Abortion is once again a controversial political and moral issue.
  堕胎再次成为一个有争议的政治和道德议题。
• His girlfriend had an abortion.
  他的女朋友做了流产。
• 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。
• Abortion has always been a divisive issue
  人工流产一直是个引发争议的问题。
• She was pregnant, but had the abortion.
  她怀孕了，但做了人工流产。
• We'd like to know what you feel about abortion
  我们想知道你对堕胎是怎么看的。
• 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。
• There are many people who still find the act of abortion abhorrent.
  仍有很多人对堕胎行为表示厌恶。