sterile
英 ['steraɪl]
美 ['stɛrəl]
- adj. 不育的；无菌的；贫瘠的；不毛的；枯燥乏味的
助记提示
1. *ster- / *star- "stiff, rigid" => stare.
2. => look fixedly at, look at sb / sth stiffly or rigidly.
3. *ster- / *star- "stiff, rigid" => developed figurative sense "sterile, barren".
4. *ster- / *star- => *ster- + -ile => sterile.
5. => barren, unproductive, not producing fruit.
双语例句
- 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。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. Urine is sterile.
- 尿液是无菌的。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. George was sterile.
- 乔治没有生育能力。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. The room felt cold and sterile.
- 那房间让人觉得阴冷而没有生气。
来自《权威词典》
- 5. This top fits over the bottle and keeps the teat sterile.
- 这个盖子严实地盖在奶瓶上,保持奶嘴无菌.
来自《简明英汉词典》
