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sterile adj.贫瘠的；无生气的；无生育能力的；无结果的；无菌的 (1) 贫瘠的土地也能出产优质的庄稼。(2) 大多数山仍然光秃秃的。(3) 医学检查表明他没有生育能力。(4) 谈判没有取得结果。(5) 手术室应该完全无菌.(6) 基本上,我们吃的食物没有一样是无菌的。(7) 这位医生的器具是消过毒的。 When you hear about a sterile person, it means they can't have kids: sterile women can't get pregnant, and sterile men can't be fathers. But the concept of sterility applies to things, too. An empty, white room with nothing in it is sterile. And a surgeon's instruments better be sterile — meaning they're free from germs and bacteria.

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英 ['steraɪl] 美 ['sterəl] (1) Sterile land does produce good crops.(2) Mostly the mountains were still sterile.(3) Medical tests showed that he was sterile.(4) The negotiations proved to be sterile(5) An operating theatre should be completely sterile.(6) "Basically, none of the food we eat is sterile.(7) The doctor kept his instruments sterile. A sterile person can't have kids, and a sterile environment is bland and boring. In both cases, sterile means lifeless. 1[ADJ 形容词]消过毒的；无菌的 Something that is sterile is completely clean and free from germs.   [usu ADJ n]He always made sure that any cuts were protected by sterile dressings...他总是坚持要用无菌纱布包扎伤口。Urine is sterile.尿液是无菌的。sterility...the antiseptic sterility of the hospital.医院的无菌消毒2[ADJ 形容词]无生殖能力的；不育的 A person or animal that is sterile is unable to have or produce babies. George was sterile.乔治没有生育能力。...a sterile male.没有生育能力的男子sterilityThis disease causes sterility in both males and females.该病会导致男女不孕不育。3[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]无生气的；缺乏新意的 A sterile situation is lacking in energy and new ideas.   [usu ADJ n]  [disapproval]Too much time has been wasted in sterile debate.在毫无新意的辩论上已经浪费了太多时间。sterility...the sterility of Dorothea's life in industry.多罗西娅在业界毫无生气的生活

英语单词	sterile
英美音标	英 ['steraɪl] 美 ['sterəl]
中文释义	adj.贫瘠的；无生气的；无生育能力的；无结果的；无菌的
英语例句	(1) Sterile land does produce good crops. (2) Mostly the mountains were still sterile. (3) Medical tests showed that he was sterile. (4) The negotiations proved to be sterile (5) An operating theatre should be completely sterile. (6) "Basically, none of the food we eat is sterile. (7) The doctor kept his instruments sterile.
中文例句	(1) 贫瘠的土地也能出产优质的庄稼。 (2) 大多数山仍然光秃秃的。 (3) 医学检查表明他没有生育能力。 (4) 谈判没有取得结果。 (5) 手术室应该完全无菌. (6) 基本上,我们吃的食物没有一样是无菌的。 (7) 这位医生的器具是消过毒的。
vocabulary简明	A sterile person can't have kids, and a sterile environment is bland and boring. In both cases, sterile means lifeless.
vocabulary扩展	When you hear about a sterile person, it means they can't have kids: sterile women can't get pregnant, and sterile men can't be fathers. But the concept of sterility applies to things, too. An empty, white room with nothing in it is sterile. And a surgeon's instruments better be sterile — meaning they're free from germs and bacteria.
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ 形容词]消过毒的；无菌的 Something that is sterile is completely clean and free from germs. [usu ADJ n] He always made sure that any cuts were protected by sterile dressings... 他总是坚持要用无菌纱布包扎伤口。 Urine is sterile. 尿液是无菌的。 sterility ...the antiseptic sterility of the hospital. 医院的无菌消毒 2 [ADJ 形容词]无生殖能力的；不育的 A person or animal that is sterile is unable to have or produce babies. George was sterile. 乔治没有生育能力。 ...a sterile male. 没有生育能力的男子 sterility This disease causes sterility in both males and females. 该病会导致男女不孕不育。 3 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]无生气的；缺乏新意的 A sterile situation is lacking in energy and new ideas. [usu ADJ n] [disapproval] Too much time has been wasted in sterile debate. 在毫无新意的辩论上已经浪费了太多时间。 sterility ...the sterility of Dorothea's life in industry. 多罗西娅在业界毫无生气的生活

Sterile Sterility Produce Completely Instruments Person Means Free