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单词 sterile
释义
sterile
adjective
uk
/ˈster.aɪl/us
/ˈster.əl/

sterileadjective(UNABLE TO PRODUCE)

(of alivingbeing)unabletoproduceyoung, or (ofland)unabletoproduceplantsorcrops:
（生物）不育的；（土地）贫瘠的，不长作物的
Mules are usually sterile.骡子通常无法生育。
One of thesideeffectsof thedrugcould be to make men sterile.这种药物的副作用之一是可能会导致男性不育。
having noimagination, newideas, orenergy:
缺乏想象力的；缺乏新意的；无生气的
a sterileargument毫无新意的论点
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  • asexuality
  • asexually
  • barrenness
  • calf
  • embryology
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  • fertilize
  • fetal
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  • procreation
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Fertile or infertile land
Tedious and uninspiring

sterileadjective(CLEAN)

completelycleanandfreefromdirtandbacteria:
消过毒的，无菌的
Theoperationmust becarriedout under sterileconditions.手术必须在无菌条件下进行。
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free from dirt
  • cleanAre these clothes clean?
  • immaculateThe whole house was immaculate.
  • spotlessHe was wearing a spotless white shirt.
  • spick and spanTheir house is always spick and span.
  • pureI love the pure mountain air.
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Clean & tidy
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  • non-clogging
  • non-polluting
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  • stainless
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  • well kept
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(Definition ofsterilefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

sterile| American Dictionary

sterile
adjective[not gradable]
us
/ˈster·əl/

sterileadjective[not gradable](UNABLE TO PRODUCE)

(of apersonoranimal)unabletoproduceyoung, or oflandunabletoproduceplantsorcrops:
It was asmalloasissurroundedby steriledesert.

sterileadjective[not gradable](WITHOUT BACTERIA)

freefrombacteria:
Medicalequipmentmust bekeptsterile.

sterileadjective[not gradable](LACKING)

lackinginimagination,ideas, orenthusiasm:
Suburbanhousingdevelopmentsare often sterileenvironments.
(Definition ofsterilefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsterile

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Thesterileinsect technique has demonstrated its ability to reduce fruit fly populations, and consequently reduce damage to fruit.
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Rather than attempting uniform area-wide, inundative releases ofsterilemales, it may be more cost-effective to preferentially target aggregated populations associated with livestock.
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Specimens are extracted under clean andsterileconditions.
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In the prison for males, social workers from a non-governmental organization exchangedsterilesyringes and needles for used equipment three times a week.
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Incubation vessels inside the chamber were filled withsterilesand, inoculated with crushed sandstone-based biofilms and allowed to incubate for 5.5 months.
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Samples were collected from fresh faecal pats intosterileplastic containers.
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In recording topography, the tendency has been to survey the earthworks in isolation, yielding aesthetic, yet largelysterile, sets of two-dimensional plans.
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Climbers were identified to species or morphospecies using vegetative characteristics ofsterilespecimens collected or observed in the field.
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This implies that mules, workers ants, and othersterileindividuals are not alive.
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This requirement causes controversy, since it does not recognize varioussterileorganisms as being alive.
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Viability tests involved streaking of an aliquot of the suspension onsterileplates containing the appropriate nutrient medium for each species.
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It remains to be assessed whether terminator varieties are, accidentally or otherwise, capable of rendering the seeds of (adjacent) non-terminator varieties alsosterile.
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The addition of asterilecompost activator (a source of inorganic nutrients) to the vermiculite and seed mix resulted in greatly increased germination (95.2%).
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Without this duplication, the mutant flies would besterile.
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A work so conceived can have no emotional power; it is bound to be dull andsterile.
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