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| /ˈsteraɪl/ |
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| 1 | completely clean , with no bacteria 无菌的；消过毒的 |
| Make sure that the needles are sterile. 针头一定要消毒。 |
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| 2 | someone who is sterile is not able to produce children 不能生育的；不育的 |
| He was sterile due to a childhood illness. 他因儿时的一场疾病导致不育。 |
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| 3 | a sterile room or environment lacks colour , is not very interesting or comfortable , and is very clean 整洁但无生气的 |
| her sterile little office in the city 她在城里整洁但毫无生气的小办公室 |
| | 3a | a sterile life is not very interesting and lacks fun and enjoyment （生活）枯燥无味的 | |
| | 3b | a sterile argument or discussion does not contain any interesting new ideas （争论或讨论）毫无新意的 | | wasting months in sterile legal debate 浪费数月时间在毫无新意的法律争论上 | |
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| 4 | land that is sterile cannot have any crops grown on it （土地）贫瘠的 |
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| DERIVED WORD |
| sterility noun U |
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| /stəˈrɪləti/ |
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