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IELTS BNC: 4341 COCA: 1969

abortion

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
abortion ˈboɚʃən/ noun
plural abortions
abortion
ˈboɚʃən/
noun
plural abortions
Learner's definition of ABORTION
: a medical procedure used to end a pregnancy and cause the death of the fetus人工流产;堕胎
[count]
[noncount]
IELTS BNC: 4341 COCA: 1969

abortion

noun

abor·​tion ə-ˈbȯr-shən How to pronounce abortion (audio)
1
: the termination of a pregnancy after, accompanied by, resulting in, or closely followed by the death of the embryo or fetus: such as
a
: spontaneous expulsion of a human fetus during the first 12 weeks of gestation compare miscarriage
b
: induced expulsion of a human fetus
c
: expulsion of a fetus by a domestic animal often due to infection at any time before completion of pregnancy compare contagious abortion
2
a
: a misshapen thing or person : monstrosity
b
informal + sometimes offensive : something regarded as horrifically or disgustingly bad
3
: arrest of development (as of a part or process) resulting in imperfection
also : a result of such arrest

Example Sentences

a doctor who performs abortions She chose to have an abortion.

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Latin abortiōn-, abortiō, from aborīrī "to miscarry, abort entry 1" + -tiōn-, tiō, suffix of action nouns

First Known Use

circa 1537, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of abortion was circa 1537
IELTS BNC: 4341 COCA: 1969
abortion

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + ABORTION | ABORTION + NOUN | PHRASES ADJECTIVElegal, legalized合法墮胎elective選擇性墮胎early, early-term (especially NAmE) 早期流產late, late-term (especially NAmE) 晚期流產induced, spontaneous, therapeutic人工/自然/治療性流產back-alley, backstreet, illegal非法墮胎VERB + ABORTIONhave做人工流產She decided to have an abortion.她決定做人工流產。obtain, procure做人工流產carry out, do (informal) , perform(為人)做流產手術;(為人)打胎;(為人)墮胎
Some nurses wanted the right to refuse to perform abortions.一些護士要求享有拒絕為人做人工流產的權利。legalize使墮胎合法化ban, prohibit, restrict禁止/嚴禁/限制墮胎ABORTION + NOUNclinic, counselling/counseling人工流產診所/咨詢pill墮胎藥law, legislation墮胎法the country's strict abortion laws該國嚴格的墮胎法debate, issue關於墮胎的辯論;墮胎問題The abortion issue is political dynamite.墮胎問題在政治上是個爆炸性的問題。PHRASESabortion on demand (= the right to have an abortion if you want one) 自主墮胎權Women's groups are calling for free contraception and abortion on demand.一些女性團體在爭取自主避孕和墮胎的權利。

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