sterile

英 [ˈsteraɪl]

美 [ˈsterəl]

adj.  不能生育的; 不育的; 无菌的; 消过毒的; 无结果的; 没有实际价值的

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Collins.1 / BNC.9882 / COCA.9354

牛津词典

adj.

• 不能生育的；不育的
  not able to produce children or young animals
• 无菌的；消过毒的
  completely clean and free from bacteria
  1. sterile bandages
     消毒绷带
  2. sterile water
     消毒过的水
• 无结果的；没有实际价值的
  not producing any useful result
  1. a sterile debate
     没有结果的辩论
• 刻板的；无个性的；缺乏新意的
  lacking individual personality, imagination or new ideas
  1. The room felt cold and sterile.
     那房间让人觉得阴冷而没有生气。
  2. He felt creatively and emotionally sterile.
     他感觉自己既缺乏创造力又没有充沛的感情。
• 贫瘠的
  not good enough to produce crops

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 消过毒的;无菌的
  Something that issterileis completely clean and free from germs.
  1. He always made sure that any cuts were protected by sterile dressings...
     他总是坚持要用无菌纱布包扎伤口。
  2. Urine is sterile.
     尿液是无菌的。
• ADJ 无生殖能力的;不育的
  A person or animal that issterileis unable to have or produce babies.
  1. George was sterile.
     乔治没有生育能力。
  2. ...a sterile male.
     没有生育能力的男子
• ADJ-GRADED 无生气的;缺乏新意的
  Asterilesituation is lacking in energy and new ideas.
  1. Too much time has been wasted in sterile debate.
     在毫无新意的辩论上已经浪费了太多时间。

英英释义

adj

• deficient in originality or creativity
  1. a sterile ideology lacking in originality
  2. unimaginative development of a musical theme
  3. uninspired writing
  Synonym:unimaginativeuninspireduninventive
• incapable of reproducing
  1. an infertile couple
  Synonym:unfertileinfertile
• free of or using methods to keep free of pathological microorganisms
  1. a sterile operating area
  2. aseptic surgical instruments
  3. aseptic surgical techniques
  Synonym:aseptic

双语例句

• The stem segments of the sterile seedlings were used as the explants to study the rapid propagation in vitro.
  用何首乌种子经表面消毒后进行无菌发芽并建立了无菌材料，以无菌实生苗茎段作外植体进行离体快繁研究。
• Seed germination and seedling morphogenesis of Bletilla striata on the different media under sterile conditions were studied.
  对无菌条件下白及种子在不同培养基上的萌发及其幼苗形态发生进行了研究。
• The source of pepper cytoplasm male sterile and results of cytology, biochemical investigation on abortion were reviewed.
  对目前国内外已报道的胞质雄性不育的来源、败育的细胞学、生化研究结果进行了综述。
• The processes of meiotic division of pollen mother cells were compared between male sterile plants and male fertile ones.
  以萝卜雄性不育株与可育株为试材，比较研究了不育与可育花粉母细胞的减数分裂过程。
• The food crops are sterile and can be completely organic. What food can come with cheese?
  系统内生产的食用植物都是无菌的，而且可以做到完全的有机种植。译文：什么食物能和奶酪搭配食用？
• Preliminary Identification and Analysis of Two New Male Sterile Maize Materials
  两个新选玉米雄性不育材料的初步鉴定和分析
• Use clean or sterile technique for catheterization.
  在导尿术中运用清洁或无菌技术。
• We need a sterile operating room.
  我们需要一个无菌手术室。
• George was sterile.
  乔治没有生育能力。
• The development process and spore sterile culture of Pteris wallichiana Agardh.
  研究了西南凤尾蕨的发育过程和孢子的无菌培养方法。