| 释义 |
infertile
UK [ɪn'fɜ:.taɪl] US [-'fɝ:.tˌəl] adjective
■An infertile person, animal or plant cannot reproduce 不能生育的；不结果实的•It has been estimated that one in eight couples is infertile.据估计，每八对夫妇中就有一对不能生育。 ■Infertile land or soil is not good enough for plants or crops to grow well there （土地）贫瘠的•Poor farmers have little option but to try to grow food on these infertile soils.可怜的农民别无选择，只有在这些贫瘠的土地上种点食物。 |