/əˈbɔ:ʃn ||; əˈbɔrʃən/noun [C,U] a medical operation that causes a baby to die inside its mother before it is fully developed 人工流产；堕胎: to have an abortion 堕胎Abortion is illegal in that country. 在那个国家堕胎是不合法的。 ☞Compare miscarriage. 与 miscarriage 比较。