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[noun] + be + infertile
The soil in this region is infertile.
这个地区的土壤不肥沃。
贫瘠的；不肥沃的
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贫瘠的；不肥沃的
Not fertile; barren, especially of land or soil.
The soil in this region is infertile.
这个地区的土壤不肥沃。
不肥沃的；不育的。
Not fertile.
不能生育的
incapable of reproducing
The soil in this region is too infertile to support any crops.
这个地区的土壤太贫瘠，无法种植任何作物。
AI contextual example
The farmer discovered that most of the seeds were infertile and would not germinate.
农民发现大多数种子都不结实，不会发芽。
AI contextual example
The hen's eggs turned out to be infertile, so no chicks hatched.
母鸡的蛋结果是没有受精的，所以没有小鸡孵出来。
AI contextual example
an infertile couple
一对无法生育的夫妇。
WordNet
The soil in this region is infertile.
这个地区的土壤不肥沃。
Infertile couples often seek medical help.
不育夫妇常常寻求医疗帮助。
The farmland became infertile after overuse.
过度使用后，农田变得贫瘠。
Not this
Many infertile are seeking treatment.
Use this
Many infertile people are seeking treatment.
infertile 是形容词，不能直接作名词。应加上 person/people 等名词。
Not this
He is infertile to father a child.
Use this
He is infertile and cannot father a child.
infertile 后不接不定式表示能力，应使用 be infertile + and 从句或分句。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
贫瘠的土壤
Nothing would grow in the infertile soil.
贫瘠的土壤里什么都长不出来。
不孕的妇女
Many infertile women choose in vitro fertilization.
许多不孕的妇女选择体外受精。
不育夫妇
The clinic provides counseling for infertile couples.
该诊所为不育夫妇提供咨询服务。
使某人丧失生育能力
The illness rendered her infertile.
这种疾病使她丧失了生育能力。
变得不育；失去生育能力
The land became infertile after years of overuse.
这片土地经过多年的过度使用后变得贫瘠。
这个世界已经丧失生育能力18年了。
From the 2006 film 'Children of Men': a news report sets the dystopian premise that no humans can reproduce anymore.
出自2006年电影《人类之子》：新闻播报交代了这部反乌托邦电影的设定——人类都已经无法再生育。
Use infertile naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
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记忆：in（不）+ fertile（肥沃），想象不肥沃的土地种不出庄稼，也指不能生育。
语域：neutral 常见场景：土壤与农业、医学与生育 infertile 作形容词时有两个常用义：指土壤/土地贫瘠，或指人/动物不育。整体属于中性偏正式用词，多用于医学、农业或科学说明等书面语境；日常口语中谈及“不能生育”时，更常说 unable to have children 或 sterile，需注意语气。
形容词，可用于名词前做定语或系动词后做表语
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