sterile

英 [ˈsteraɪl]

美 [ˈsterəl]

adj.  不能生育的; 不育的; 无菌的; 消过毒的; 无结果的; 没有实际价值的

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Collins.1 / BNC.9882 / COCA.9354

牛津词典

adj.

• 不能生育的；不育的
  not able to produce children or young animals
• 无菌的；消过毒的
  completely clean and free from bacteria
  1. sterile bandages
     消毒绷带
  2. sterile water
     消毒过的水
• 无结果的；没有实际价值的
  not producing any useful result
  1. a sterile debate
     没有结果的辩论
• 刻板的；无个性的；缺乏新意的
  lacking individual personality, imagination or new ideas
  1. The room felt cold and sterile.
     那房间让人觉得阴冷而没有生气。
  2. He felt creatively and emotionally sterile.
     他感觉自己既缺乏创造力又没有充沛的感情。
• 贫瘠的
  not good enough to produce crops

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 消过毒的;无菌的
  Something that issterileis completely clean and free from germs.
  1. 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。
  2. Urine is sterile.
     尿液是无菌的。
• ADJ 无生殖能力的;不育的
  A person or animal that issterileis unable to have or produce babies.
  1. George was sterile.
     乔治没有生育能力。
  2. ...a sterile male.
     没有生育能力的男子
• ADJ-GRADED 无生气的;缺乏新意的
  Asterilesituation is lacking in energy and new ideas.
  1. 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。

英英释义

adj

• deficient in originality or creativity
  1. a sterile ideology lacking in originality
  2. unimaginative development of a musical theme
  3. uninspired writing
  Synonym:unimaginativeuninspireduninventive
• incapable of reproducing
  1. an infertile couple
  Synonym:unfertileinfertile
• free of or using methods to keep free of pathological microorganisms
  1. a sterile operating area
  2. aseptic surgical instruments
  3. aseptic surgical techniques
  Synonym:aseptic

双语例句

• George was sterile.
  乔治没有生育能力。
• However, this is an opportunity for sterile woman on condition that surrogate and sterile couples reached an agreement.
  然而，只要代理孕母和不孕夫妻能达成共识，这将是不孕妇女的一个机会。
• Inheritance and main agronomic traits of photo-thermo-sensitive genic male sterile line with green-revertible albino leaf were investigated.
  对通过辐射诱变获得的具有白化转绿特性的水稻光温敏核不育突变体的遗传及其生物学特性进行了研究。
• Zap! You're sterile.
  砰！你这断子绝孙的！
• The food crops are sterile and can be completely organic. What food can come with cheese?
  系统内生产的食用植物都是无菌的，而且可以做到完全的有机种植。译文：什么食物能和奶酪搭配食用？
• Plant cell and tissue cultures must be initiated and maintained in a sterile environment.
  植物细胞和组织培养必须在无菌情况下开始和持续进行。
• 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。
• These forms are highly sterile, as would be expected of triploids and of autotetraploids derived from basic deploids.
  这些类型都是高度不育的，正如由基本的二倍体衍生三倍体和同源四倍体一样。
• Urine is sterile.
  尿液是无菌的。
• We need a sterile operating room.
  我们需要一个无菌手术室。