sterile
adjective /ˈsteraɪl/
/ˈsterəl/
- (of humans or animals
人或动物 不能生育的；不育的 Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- become
- remain
- …
- completely clean and free from bacteria
无菌的；消过毒的 - sterile bandages
消毒绷带 - Dilute the stock solution to 2.5% with sterile water.
用无菌水将原液稀释至2.5%。
- The experiment was performed under sterile conditions.
该实验是在无菌条件下完成的。 - This top fits over the bottle and keeps the teat sterile.
这个盖子严实地盖在奶瓶上，保持奶嘴洁净。 - All the equipment used is new and sterile.
所有使用的设备都是新的并消过毒的。
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- remain
- make something
- …
- completely
- under sterile conditions
- sterile bandages
- (of a discussion, an argument, etc.
讨论、争论等 无结果的；没有实际价值的 - We need to focus on solving the problem rather than continuing the sterile debate on how it came about.
我们需要集中精力解决这个问题，而不是继续就它是如何产生的进行毫无结果的辩论。
- the increasingly sterile debate on constitutional reform
越来越乏味的宪法改革争论 - Let us move on from sterile argument about things like the format of meetings towards real cooperation.
让我们从关于会议形式等问题的毫无结果的争论转向真正的合作。
- We need to focus on solving the problem rather than continuing the sterile debate on how it came about.
- not having individual personality, imagination or new ideas
刻板的；无个性的；缺乏新意的 - The room felt cold and sterile.
那房间让人觉得阴冷而没有生气。 - He felt creatively and emotionally sterile.
他感觉自己既缺乏创意又没有充沛的感情。
- Their relationship had become sterile over the years.
随着岁月的流逝，他们的关系也变得了无生气。 - At forty-seven he was creatively and emotionally sterile.
47岁时，他的创造力和情感都很贫乏。 - I found I was writing a completely sterile account of their life.
我发现我正在写一篇关于他们生活的毫无新意的报道。 - I like things to look old and comfortable, not cold and sterile.
我喜欢看起来又旧又舒服的东西，而不是又冷又无菌的。 - To me, there is something very sterile about these hi-tech guitars.
对我来说，这些高科技吉他有一些非常无菌的东西。
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- become
- very
- increasingly
- largely
- …
- The room felt cold and sterile.
- (of land
土地 贫瘠的
词源late Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin sterilis; related to Greek steira ‘barren cow’. Sense (2) dates from the late 19th cent.