Sterilize
[ 'stɛrəlaɪz ]
其它 Other
vt. 消毒;使无菌;使失去生育能力;使不起作用;
💡 词根助记
steril无菌的+ize动词后缀，...化) →杀菌；使不育
📝 例句
A more efficient technique is to sterilize the attracted insects.
一种比较有效的方法是使被吸引的昆虫绝育。
but should not be relied upon to sterilize water.
但决不可用来消毒饮用水。
A dentist sterilizes his instruments.
牙科医生给他的器具消毒。
had to sterilize all the instruments.
必须对所有的仪器进行消毒
to sterilize bottle
奶瓶消毒
🌱 联想助记
sterile + ize
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
📖 牛津释义
sterilize
sterilise, v [Tn]
1 make (sth) sterile(4) or free from bacteria 为（某物）消毒或杀菌
sterilized milk 消毒牛奶
sterilized surgical instruments消过毒的外科手术器械.
2 make (a person or an animal) unable to produce young or children (esp by removal or obstruction of the reproductive organs) 使（人）绝育; 使（动物）失去生殖能力
After her fourth child she decided to be/have herself sterilized. 她生了第四个孩子後决定做绝育手术.
🔁 扩展释义
*['sterәlaiz]vt. 使成不毛, 使绝育, 杀菌, 使不起作用【医】 灭菌, 消毒; 绝育
🏥 医学释义
灭菌，消毒
📖 同为「博士」词汇
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Sorry. I haven't seen it anywhere.
对不起，我没见过。
When did they live there?
他们什么时候住在那儿？
When we talk about the universe, we mean the earth, the sun, the moon and the stars, and the space between them.
人们谈论宇宙时，是指地球、太阳、月亮、星星以及它们存在的空间。