| 释义 |
sterilize/ˈstərəlaɪz ||; ˈstɛrəˌlaɪz/(also -ise) verb [t] 1. to make sb/sth completely clean and free from bacteria 杀菌；消毒 2. (usually passive 通常用于被动语态) to perform an operation on a person or an animal so that he/she/it cannot have babies （通过手术）使失去生殖能力，使绝育 ➔sterilization(also -isation) /ˌsterəlaɪˈzeɪʃn; us -ləˈz- ||; ˌstɛrələˈzeʃən/ noun [u] sterilizesee ⇨ clean 3 ster·il·ize /(also 又作 -ise bre 【英】) /`stɛrəˏlaɪz; ˈsterɪlaɪz//v [t] 1. to make something completely clean and kill any bacteria in it 给…消毒［杀菌］:◇a sterilized needle 消毒注射针 2. to make someone unable to have children by a medical operation 给…做绝育手术，使…失去生育能力 |