PTE备考词汇：abort

abort

UK:  [ə'bɔːt]

US:  [əˈbɔː(r)t]

过去式：aborted  现在分词：aborting  第三人称单数：aborts  

v.

1.流产;小产;堕胎

2.中止;放弃

3.【计】中止(进程)

4.早产

5.【生】〈罕〉发育不全;退化

n.

1.流产

2.〈比喻〉未做好的打算;未成形的计划

3.停止;放弃,停止进行(任务,计划等)

4.【计】中止进程

1 . Every single goal I've ever accomplished has been a direct result of her decision to not abort me and to give me to my family.
她没有打掉我的决定使我完成了一个目标，就是我拥有了现在的家庭。

2 . The alliance, which includes 30 youth groups, said the GCC proposal was an attempt to abort the revolution.
这个联盟包括30个青年组织，他们说海合会的建议是试图使革命流产。

3 . A woman doesn't even have to be trying to abort to find herself under arrest.
一个妇女即使没有设法堕胎，也可能会遭到逮捕。

4 . A large cargo plane crashed and broke apart close to a row of houses while trying to abort a takeoff Sunday at Brussels Airport.
星期天在布鲁塞尔飞机场，一家货运飞机在由于意外状况停止起飞时碰撞并撞裂了一排房子。

5 . Her mother-in-law advised her to abort the child and fix her own health before trying to conceive again.
她的婆婆让她先打掉孩子，治好病再怀孕。