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sterile + noun
常用于医疗语境，表示无菌的。
Surgical instruments must be kept in a sterile environment.
手术器械必须保存在无菌环境中。
不育的；不能生育的
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不育的；不能生育的
unable to reproduce or have children
Surgical instruments must be kept in a sterile environment.
手术器械必须保存在无菌环境中。
无法繁殖的
Unable to reproduce (or procreate).
简洁的；缺乏情感的(说话方式)
Terse; lacking sentiment or emotional stimulation, as in a manner of speaking.
无成果的,无启发性的
Fruitless, uninspiring, or unproductive.
无菌的；无活微生物的
Germless; free from all living or viable microorganisms.
Before the injection, the nurse wiped my arm with a sterile pad.
注射前，护士用无菌棉片擦拭我的手臂。
The lab technician placed the samples in sterile containers to avoid contamination.
实验室技术员把样本放进无菌容器以避免污染。
All surgical instruments must be kept sterile until they are used.
所有手术器械在使用前都必须保持无菌。
常用于医疗语境，表示无菌的。
Surgical instruments must be kept in a sterile environment.
手术器械必须保存在无菌环境中。
表示不能生育，可用于人或动物。
The male cat was sterile due to a genetic defect.
这只公猫因遗传缺陷而不育。
表示缺乏新意或效果，常修饰抽象名词。
The debate became sterile and repetitive.
这场辩论变得枯燥且重复。
Not this
The doctor must sterile the instruments before surgery.
Use this
The doctor must sterilize the instruments before surgery.
Sterile 是形容词，不能直接作动词；表示‘消毒’必须用动词 sterilize。
Not this
The operating room is sterile of bacteria.
Use this
The operating room is sterile.
Sterile 已包含‘无菌’之意，后接 of bacteria 属于多余；直接用 sterile 即可表示无菌状态。
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无菌环境
The operation must be performed in a sterile environment.
手术必须在无菌环境下进行。
不孕妇女
The sterile woman was unable to conceive a child.
这位不孕妇女无法怀孕。
贫瘠的土壤
Nothing grows well in this sterile soil.
在这片贫瘠的土壤里，什么也长不好。
枯燥的辩论
The meeting turned into a sterile debate with no conclusions.
会议变成了一场毫无结论的枯燥辩论。
无效的论证
His sterile argument failed to persuade anyone.
他无效的论证没能说服任何人。
无菌技术
Nurses are trained in sterile technique to prevent infections.
护士接受无菌技术培训以防止感染。
无果的争论
The meeting turned into a sterile debate with no decisions made.
会议变成了一场毫无结果的辩论，没有做出任何决定。
枯燥乏味的环境（缺乏创意或活力）
He found the corporate office a sterile environment for creativity.
他觉得公司办公室对创造力来说是个枯燥乏味的环境。
Use sterile naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想'死太弱'，土地贫瘠无菌，毫无生机。
语域：mixed 常见场景：医疗、生物学、文学 该词在不同领域含义不同，医疗领域指无菌，生物学指不育，文学中指缺乏创意，通常为正式或中性语体。
常用于描述无菌、不育或贫瘠状态，也比喻缺乏新意或创造力。
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