/??b??r.t??v/An abortiveattemptorplanhas to bestoppedbecause it hasfailed:失败的;夭折的;无结果的He made two abortiveattemptson theFrenchthrone.他两次企图登上法国王位,结果都以失败告终。SynonymsstillbornunsuccessfulSMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesUnsuccessful (people and things)
achiever
be dead in the wateridiom
botched
counterproductive
crowning
flatline
futile
go/get/head nowhereidiom
inauspicious
lame duck
no-win
rope
small-time
small-timer
stillborn
struggling
unavailing
vain
vainly
washed up
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