abort
US: /əˈbɔɹt/
UK: /ɐbˈɔːt/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
abort /ə'bɔ:t/- nội động từ
- sẩy thai; đẻ non ((nghĩa đen) & (nghĩa bóng))
- (sinh vật học) không phát triển, thui
- ngoại động từ
- làm sẩy thai, phá thai
Advanced English dictionary
+ verb1 [VN] to end a pregnancy early in order to prevent a baby from developing and being born alive: to abort a child / pregnancy / foetus
2 [V] (technical) to give birth to a child or young animal too early for it to survive: The virus can cause pregnant animals to abort.
See also -
3 [often passive] to end or cause sth to end before it has been completed, especially because it is likely to fail: [VN] We had no option but to abort the mission. + [V] (computing) If the wrong password is given the program aborts.
Concise dictionary
aborts|aborted|abortingə'bɔːtnoun
+the act of terminating a project or procedure before it is completed
verb
+terminate before completion
+cease development, die, and be aborted
+terminate a pregnancy by undergoing an abortion
