As she wrote in her description of the peacock flower," The Indians, who are not treated well by their Dutch masters, use the seeds to abort their children, so that they will not become slaves like themselves.
2018年12月六级真题(第二套)阅读 Section B
柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
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使流产;堕(胎)
If an unborn baby is aborted, the pregnancy is ended deliberately and the baby is not born alive.