sterilize (UK usually sterilise) ['ster.ɪ.laɪz] verb transitive STOP CHILDREN 绝育 ■to perform a medical operation on someone in order to make them unable to have children 为…做结扎手术,使绝育•After having five children, she decided to be sterilized.生了五个孩子之后,她决定去做结扎手术。 (UK usually sterilise) ['ster.ɪ.laɪz] verb transitive CLEAN 消毒 ■to make something completely clean and free from bacteria 为…消毒,使无菌•All equipment must be sterilized before use.所有设备使用前都要消毒。 |