| 词汇 | sterilize |
| 释义 | sterilize verb[ T ] (UK usuallysterilise)uk /ˈster.ɪ.laɪz/ us /ˈster.ə.laɪz/ sterilizeverb[T] (STOP CHILDREN)to perform a medical operation on someone in order to make them unable to have children: 为…做绝育手术，使绝育 After having five children, she decided to be sterilized.生了5个孩子之后，她决定去做绝育手术。 Obstetrics: contraception cap cervical cap condom contraception contraceptive Dutch cap emergency contraception family planning Femidom French letter IUD johnny minipill morning-after pill prophylactic rhythm method rubber safe sex sheath unsterilized sterilizeverb[T] (CLEAN)to make something completely clean and free from bacteria: 给…消毒;对…进行卫生处理;使清洁 All equipment must be sterilized before use.所有设备使用前都要消毒。 to make something clean cleanYou'll need to clean the wound before you bandage it. cleanseThe herb is supposed to cleanse the body of toxins. disinfectWe disinfected the doorknobs with antibac wipes. sanitizeTest tubes must be washed and sanitized before use. sterilizeThe lab equipment was thoroughly sterilized before use. purifyPlants cut down on pollution and help purify the air. Medicines & drugs: preventing infection anti-AIDS anti-bac anti-plague anti-rabies antibacterial antimicrobial antiseptic biosecure biosecurity boost cauterization containment rubbing alcohol scrub up shield shielding social distancing sterility swab unexposed sterilize | American Dictionarysterilize verb[ T ] us/ˈster·əˌlɑɪz/ sterilizeverb[T] (CLEAN)to make something completely clean and free from bacteria: Dental instruments are routinely sterilized. sterilizeverb[T] (MAKE UNABLE TO PRODUCE YOUNG)to perform a medical operation on a person or animal in order to make them unable to produce young: The clinic will sterilize your cat for free. Examples of sterilizesterilize All cages, food, water, and bedding were sterilized before use. The exposure to radiation in space for such a period has a high probability of sterilizing all but the largest rocky bodies. A background spectrum was taken of the clean, dry crystal and the cell was filled with 70% ethanol for sterilizing overnight. Table 3 shows the relatively poor reproductive histories of women sterilized in 1951-52. We do not sterilize surgical instruments as a precautionary measure, as we know that an infection is rather probable if we use unclean instruments. Following terminal anaesthesia the skin overlying the thorax was shaved, at the same time being sterilized with alcohol swabs. Furthermore, we examined the bacterial growth in marine water in the absence of natural biological competitors, such as protozoae, using sterilized marine water. Isolated seeds were sterilized by immersion in a solution of 0.5% sodium hypochlorite for 1 min and washed twice in sterile water before incubation. About two decades later, women could be surgically sterilized. The soil was sterilized with equipment constructed from two metal drums joined with a plastic hose; steam was generated using firewood collected locally. Later, the cans were closed hermetically and sterilized. The mean number of pregnancies was 5-7, despite the fact that nine of the eighteen women had been sterilized before the age of 30. Grains of the modern variety were also surface sterilized. The experimental design consisted of 2 soil treatments (sterilized and nonsterilized), 8 sampling times (seed-bag exhumation dates) and 3 replicates per exhumation date. In conclusion, the results are encouraging for the anticipated release of a recombinant myxoma virus to sterilize rabbits. See all examples of sterilize These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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