c. 1300, "go astray;" mid-14c., "come to harm, perish;" of persons, "to die," of objects, "to be lost or destroyed," from mis- (1) "wrongly" + caryen "to carry" (see carry (v.)). Meaning "deliver unviable fetus" first recorded 1520s; that of "fail, come to naught" (of plans or designs) is from c. 1600. Related: Miscarried; miscarrying.
实用例句
1. Many women who miscarry eventually have healthy babies.
许多曾经小产的女人最终都生下了健康的宝宝。来自柯林斯例句
2. The shock caused her to miscarry.
她因惊吓而流产了。来自《权威词典》
3. Whether older women miscarry more often or whether they report more miscarriages is a debatable point.
究竟是年纪大的女性更容易流产还是她们报告了更多流产事例，这一点仍存在争议。来自柯林斯例句
4. But my apprehensions were really that I should miscarry.
