sterile
UK ['ster.aɪl] US [-əl] adjective
UNABLE TO PRODUCE 不能生育的
■(of a living being) unable to produce young, or (of land) unable to produce plants or crops （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 the side effects of the drug could be to make men sterile.这种药物的副作用之一是可能会导致男性不孕。 ■having no imagination or new ideas or energy 缺乏想像力的；了无新意的；无生气的•a sterile argument毫无新意的论点
UK ['ster.aɪl] US [-əl] adjective
CLEAN 干净的
■completely clean and free from dirt and bacteria 消过毒的，无菌的•The operation must be carried out under sterile conditions.手术必须在无菌条件下进行。 |