abort
/əˈbɔ:t; ə`bɔrt/ v
1 (medical医)
(a) [Tn] cause (sb/sth) to undergo abortion 使流产; 使堕胎
abort an expectant mother, a deformed foetus, the pregnancy 为孕妇, 因为胎儿畸形, 为终止妊娠做人工流产.
(b) [I] undergo abortion; miscarry 流产; 小产
She aborted after four months. 她怀孕四个月後流产了.
2 [I, Tn] (cause sth to) end prematurely and unsuccessfully （使某事物）中止, 夭折
abort a space mission, ie cancel it in space, usu because of mechanical trouble 中止一次航天任务（通常因机械故障而在太空中取消该任务）
abort a computer program 中止计算机的程序.