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。
• Seed germination and seedling morphogenesis of Bletilla striata on the different media under sterile conditions were studied.
  对无菌条件下白及种子在不同培养基上的萌发及其幼苗形态发生进行了研究。
• The influence of different male sterile cytoplasms upon sorghum main agronomic traits was studied by using incomplete diallel cross.
  采用不完全双列杂交的方法，研究了不同雄性不育细胞质对高粱主要农艺性状的影响。
• 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。
• A comparative study on pollen cytomorphology of male sterile and male fertile Welsh Onion
  雄性不育和可育大葱花粉细胞形态学比较研究
• 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。
• 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。
• Zap! You're sterile.
  砰！你这断子绝孙的！
• Free from germs or pathogenic organisms; sterile.
  去除细菌和致病生物的；消过毒的。