abortion还可作“流产（或小产）胎儿”“畸形人；怪物；丑陋无比的东西”解；在美国口语中abortion还可表示“一团糟，混乱（局面）”和“拙劣的表演，冒牌（货）”，这些都用作可数名词。
abortion用作名词的用法例句
Abortion is illegal in this country.
人工流产在这个国家是不合法的。
She decided not to go through with the abortion.
她决定不做流产。
Abortion issues are political dynamite.
堕胎问题在政治上是个爆炸性问题。
There are many people who still find the act of abortion abhorrent.
仍有很多人对堕胎行为表示厌恶。
