abort /ә'bɒ:t/

Meaning

English definition

• (n.) the act of terminating a project or procedure before it is completed
• (v.) terminate before completion
• (v.) cease development, die, and be aborted

Chinese translation

• vi. 流产, 中途失败
• vt. 使流产, 使失败, 使中止

Word details

Part of speech

verb

Pronunciation

/ә'bɒ:t/

Syllables

2

Exam levels

TOEFL · IELTS

Frequency

Zipf 3.27 · Super Super Rare

Word forms

aborted, aborting, aborts

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abortion · aboriginal · abortive

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