sterile

adjective

/ˈsteraɪl/

/ˈsterəl/

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(of humans or animals) not able to produce children or young animals synonym infertile compare fertile
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- become
- remain
- …
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completely clean and free from bacteria
- sterile bandages
- Dilute the stock solution to 2.5% with sterile water.
Extra Examples
- The experiment was performed under sterile conditions.
- This top fits over the bottle and keeps the teat sterile.
- All the equipment used is new and sterile.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- remain
- make something
- …
adverb
- completely
phrases
- under sterile conditions
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(of a discussion, an argument, etc.) not producing any useful result synonym fruitless
- We need to focus on solving the problem rather than continuing the sterile debate on how it came about.
Extra Examples
- the increasingly sterile debate on constitutional reform
- Let us move on from sterile argument about things like the format of meetings towards real cooperation.
not having individual personality, imagination or new ideas
- The room felt cold and sterile.
- He felt creatively and emotionally sterile.
Extra Examples
- Their relationship had become sterile over the years.
- At forty-seven he was creatively and emotionally sterile.
- I found I was writing a completely sterile account of their life.
- I like things to look old and comfortable, not cold and sterile.
- To me, there is something very sterile about these hi-tech guitars.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- become
adverb
- very
- increasingly
- largely
- …
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(of land) not good enough to produce crops

Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin sterilis; related to Greek steira ‘barren cow’. Sense (2) dates from the late 19th cent.

单词	sterile
释义	sterile adjective /ˈsteraɪl/ /ˈsterəl/ jump to other results (of humans or animals) not able to produce children or young animals synonym infertile compare fertile Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be become remain … See full entry completely clean and free from bacteria sterile bandages Dilute the stock solution to 2.5% with sterile water. Extra Examples The experiment was performed under sterile conditions. This top fits over the bottle and keeps the teat sterile. All the equipment used is new and sterile. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be remain make something … adverb completely phrases under sterile conditions See full entry (of a discussion, an argument, etc.) not producing any useful result synonym fruitless We need to focus on solving the problem rather than continuing the sterile debate on how it came about. Extra Examples the increasingly sterile debate on constitutional reform Let us move on from sterile argument about things like the format of meetings towards real cooperation. not having individual personality, imagination or new ideas The room felt cold and sterile. He felt creatively and emotionally sterile. Extra Examples Their relationship had become sterile over the years. At forty-seven he was creatively and emotionally sterile. I found I was writing a completely sterile account of their life. I like things to look old and comfortable, not cold and sterile. To me, there is something very sterile about these hi-tech guitars. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be become adverb very increasingly largely … See full entry (of land) not good enough to produce crops Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin sterilis; related to Greek steira ‘barren cow’. Sense (2) dates from the late 19th cent.
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