PTE备考词汇：abortive

abortive

UK:  [ə'bɔ:tɪv]

US:  [ə'bɔ:tɪv]

adj.

1.失败的,夭折的,流产的

2.【药】打胎的

3.【生】发育不全的,败育的

4.【医】使病程中断的

1 . The Americans begin firing artillery to ensure the SS infantry did not follow up the abortive assault made by the DR panzers.
美军开始炮击，以保证党卫军步兵不能继续进行失败的攻击。

2 . Manuel Zelaya, president of Honduras, who was ousted by a military coup last month, made an abortive attempt to fly back to his country.
在军事政变中被驱逐的前洪都拉斯总统曼纽尔.塞拉亚回国的尝试宣告流产。

3 . The 1983 elections were held a year early, and were a direct result of an abortive military coup attempt on August 1, 1982.
1983年举行了大选提前一年，并直接造成的未遂军事政变的企图1982年8月1日。

4 . He'd abscond himself to a secret lair, from which he would lead an abortive raid to free slaves from a wealthy landowner's plantation.
他逃到了一个秘密的洞穴里，在那儿，他可能会领导一场从富有的庄园主手中解放奴隶的流产暴动。

5 . A finance ministry spokesman said the abortive auction did not mean the government has refinancing problems.
一位财政部发言人称部分债券流拍并不意味着政府在融资方面存在问题。