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单词 sterile
释义 sterile

sterile /ˈster.aɪl/ aep /-əl/

adjective (CLEAN)
F0 completely clean and free from dirt and bacteria: » The operation must be carried out under sterile conditions.Thesaurus+: ↑Clean and tidy
adjective (UNABLE TO PRODUCE)
1
F0 (of a living being) unable to produce young, or (of land) unable to produce plants or crops:
» Mules are usually sterile.» One of the side effects of the drug could be to make men sterile.Thesaurus+: ↑Animal reproductionThesaurus+: ↑Fertile or infertile land
2
F0 having no imagination, new ideas, or energy:
» a sterile argumentThesaurus+: ↑Tedious and uninspiring
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