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sterilize
  • Conjugation : past  sterilized ; ing  sterilizing
  • Derivatives : n  sterilization ; n  sterilizer
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

sterilize ['stεrɪlaɪz]
  1. 1. vt. [+object] 消毒
  2. 2. vt. [+person] [ animal] 使绝育

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

sterilize ['stεrə.laɪz] ['sterɪlaɪz]
  1. 1. vt. 使不生育(或不结果等),具体指使绝育
  2. 2. vt. 使不生育(或不结果等),具体指使土地变得贫瘠
  3. 3. vt. 使不生育(或不结果等),具体指把…消毒
  4. 4. vt. 使(思想贫乏;使(兴味)索然
  5. 5. vt. 主要用于英格兰,使不起作用使无效

Collins English-English Dictionary

sterilize ['stεrɪ"laɪz]
  1. 1. vt. [tr] to render sterile; make infertile or barren

Examples

用酒精消毒
sterilize in (or with) alcohol

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