Word · Frequency #4341
abortions
堕胎；流产
abortions is the plural of abortion.
The termination of a pregnancy or the expulsion of an embryo or fetus before it is fully developed.
- 1.
The expulsion from the womb of a foetus or embryo before it is fully developed, with loss of the foetus.
胎儿或胚胎在完全发育前从子宫排出,导致胎儿丧失
- 2.
termination of pregnancy
终止妊娠
- 3.
A misshapen person or thing; a monstrosity.
畸形的人或物；怪物
- 4.
failure of a plan
计划失败
- 5.
Failure or abandonment of a project, promise, goal etc.
项目、承诺、目标等的失败或放弃
- 6.
Arrest of development of any organ, so that it remains an imperfect formation or is absorbed.
任何器官发育的停止,导致其保持不完全形态或被吸收
- 7.
The cessation of an illness or disease at a very early stage.
疾病在极早期中止。
失败；夭折；畸形的人（或物）；怪物；器官发育不全；发育停滞；疾病早期中止；胎儿或胚胎在完全发育前从子宫排出,导致胎儿丧失
In use
The doctor explained the risks of abortion to the patient.
Many countries have laws that regulate abortion.
She had an abortion last year after careful consideration.
have an abortion
abortion 在此常为可数名词，与不定冠词连用。
She decided to have an abortion.
她决定堕胎。
perform an abortion
perform 用于医生或医疗机构做手术。
The doctor performed an abortion.
医生做了流产手术。
oppose abortion
指抽象概念时用不可数形式，不加冠词。
Many people oppose abortion.
许多人反对堕胎。
Connections
Collocations
- have an abortion
- 堕胎
- She decided to have an abortion.她决定堕胎。
- abortion clinic
- 堕胎诊所
- The abortion clinic provides safe services.那家堕胎诊所提供安全服务。
- abortion law
- 堕胎法
- The country's abortion law is very restrictive.该国的堕胎法非常严格。
- abortion rights
- 堕胎权
- They are fighting for abortion rights.他们正在争取堕胎权。
- perform an abortion
- 进行堕胎手术
- The doctor performed an abortion.医生进行了一次堕胎手术。
- abortion debate
- 堕胎辩论
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：abortion 发音类似‘我波神’，想象‘我让波神流产了’。
Context & Register
语域：中性。常见于医学、法律及社会讨论中。通常指终止妊娠，也用于比喻失败。
Grammar Note
通常作为可数名词使用，注意其单复数形式。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Only 'portion' has the same stressed vowel and following sounds as 'abortion' (/əbɔrʃən/). 'Caution' shares the ending /ɔʃən/ but lacks the /r/ sound. The other words (-tion) are lookalikes that sound different due to different vowel sounds.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.