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词汇 sterilize
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Definition of sterilize in English:

sterilize

(British sterilise)
verb ˈstɛrɪlʌɪzˈstɛrəˌlaɪz
[with object]
  • 1Make (something) free from bacteria or other living microorganisms.

    消毒,使无菌

    babies' feeding equipment can be cleaned and sterilized

    婴儿的喂养工具可以洗净和消毒。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • She remembers vividly that the kitchen cook stove was used to prepare meals, scrub-up before surgery and sterilize operating room equipment, surgical instruments, and rubber gloves.
    • The audit found a practice nurse had been disinfecting but not sterilising an instrument known as a speculum.
    • However, it was actually the first radiation technology for sterilizing medical products in the late 1800s.
    • Pasteur sterilized two containers, both of which contained a broth rich in nutrients.
    • If you have a blood transfusion or medical treatment abroad, where medical equipment is not sterilised properly, the virus may be transmitted.
    • Also, check to be sure that your nail technician properly sterilizes all tools used during your manicure.
    • A number of methods, including radiation, steam, and ethylene oxide gas, are currently used for sterilizing medical products.
    • Always use commercial potting mixes in your containers as they are sterilized and disease free.
    • Unless packaged and sterilized, critical items should be reprocessed immediately before use.
    • His patented oxygenated cream was originally used by surgeons to safely cleanse and sterilise their hands and make sure their tools of the trade stayed in tip-top shape.
    • Following the procedure, these items were cleaned, disinfected, terminally sterilized, and stored in the same trays.
    • The dentures can be soaked in any solution used to sterilize baby's bottles.
    • It is a purifying agent, for sterilizing scalpels and refining metals.
    • This chemical is used to make other chemicals and is also widely used in the health care industry to sterilize medical devices.
    • Team members identified having a system that provided terminally sterilized instruments as another priority.
    • Many variables must be considered, such as the original intended use or design of the device, its complexity and fragility, the ease of and methods for cleaning and sterilizing the product, and the number of times it is reprocessed.
    • Firstly, our market staff are cleansing, disinfecting and sterilising our auction premises, so that we will be able to offer a safe environment when we are allowed to open.
    • In countries where equipment for medical and dental treatment is not sterilised properly, the virus can be passed on.
    • Needless to say, they don't sterilize needles.
    • Before you can sterilize a medical device, you have to figure out how you're going to do it.
    Synonyms
    disinfect, purify, fumigate, decontaminate, sanitize
    pasteurize
    clean, cleanse
    technical autoclave
    rare depurate, depollute
  • 2Deprive (a person or animal) of the ability to produce offspring, typically by removing or blocking the sex organs.

    (尤指去除或堵塞性器官)使绝育

    she fell pregnant despite having been sterilized
    Example sentencesExamples
    • And so we had collected the comparison group for our pregnancy study of women who had been sterilised, women who could not be pregnant.
    • Although in the past local officials attempted to sterilize the male monkeys, the program proved unsuccessful due to high costs and the side effects of anesthetizing the animals.
    • The gynaecologist still did not feel that he would be acting in her best interests by sterilising her and decided to seek a second opinion about whether the operation was appropriate.
    • However, and I have evidence in the form of ultrasound photographs to back this up, they succeeded in sterilising me.
    • Since this woman has a history of child endangerment, and has already given up/lost custody of her two older children, should she be sterilized?
    • Can you tell me how old you were when you were sterilised?
    • It is this day that the Government has dedicated to vaccinate and sterilise dogs and other pet animals.
    • I have to please her, or she'll kill me or sterilize me or do something to keep me from breeding.
    • He told me that my tubes were tied, that I was sterilized and I would have no more children.
    • Men and women requesting sterilization are usually seen at least twice by doctors prior to being sterilized, as the operation is designed to be permanent.
    • He pointed out that more than 2,000 cats and dogs were sterilised in October when vets and animal welfare groups offered the procedure at a discounted fee.
    • We had thought eight kids was enough and I was sterilised after the twins but now we want more.
    • Dogs are being sterilized to prevent more strays roaming the city.
    • In terms of unsterilised female dogs and cats, the proposed by-laws say that there will be a grace period of 12 months after the commencement of these by-laws for the animals to be sterilised.
    • After being anesthetized, she was sterilized without her knowledge.
    • Once the animals have been sterilised they are issued with collars and identity tags before the owners or new owners can take them home.
    • She chose to work at the club, even though it required that she be surgically sterilized.
    • Would it coincide with our ethics to sterilize all criminals in order to stop crime and violence for good?
    • The law cannot be used to force people to be sterilized; it would violate their civil rights.
    • Why don't they just take the kids into care and sterilise the parents?
    Synonyms
    vasectomize, hysterectomize
    rare ovariectomize, oophorectomize, eunuchize
    castrate, geld, neuter, cut, caponize, emasculate
    spay
    North American &amp Australian alter
    informal fix, doctor
    1. 2.1 Make (land or water) unable to produce crops or support life.
      使(土地)贫瘠化;使(水)不长生物
      a Scandinavian lake has been sterilized by rain made acid
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Land along the proposed route has been essentially sterilised for the past two years and there still is no sign of a Compulsory Purchase Order.
      • Countless lakes have been more or less sterilized by acid rain.
      • Black lava-like toxic sludge containing sixty poisonous chemicals choked and sterilized up to 100 miles of rivers and creeks and poisoned the drinking water in seventeen communities.

Derivatives

  • sterilizable

  • adjective
    • ‘One of the things that makes medical packaging unique,’ he says, ‘is that it must be sterilizable and must maintain sterility until the point of use.’
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Indeed these disposable plastic syringes are not really sterilisable.
      • They offer a line of laboratory brushes that are non-absorbent, noncorrosive, chemical resistant, sterilizable, and non-abrasive.
      • The cost of injection from an auto-disable syringe is eight times cheaper than one from the sterilisable glass syringe and six times cheaper than the one from the ordinary disposable syringe.
      • Although almost all tools have disposable or sterilizable versions, this is another place where salons may skimp.
  • sterilizer

  • noun ˈstɛrɪlʌɪzəˈstɛrəˌlaɪzər
    • Whether the double peel pouches or the pouches within wrapped goods can be sterilized depends on the sterilizer you are using.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The hospital had sterilizers, and packs were wrapped in cloth.
      • Dry heat sterilization requires a special type of sterilizer that may not be available in a health care facility.
      • On days when the schedule included a lot of endoscopic procedures, there was increased competition for a sterilizer.
      • If the scrub person is removing sterilized items from the sterilizer, he or she should remember the following guidelines.

Definition of sterilize in US English:

sterilize

(British sterilise)
verbˈstɛrəˌlaɪzˈsterəˌlīz
[with object]
  • 1Make (something) free from bacteria or other living microorganisms.

    消毒,使无菌

    babies' feeding equipment can be cleaned and sterilized

    婴儿的喂养工具可以洗净和消毒。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Also, check to be sure that your nail technician properly sterilizes all tools used during your manicure.
    • Unless packaged and sterilized, critical items should be reprocessed immediately before use.
    • A number of methods, including radiation, steam, and ethylene oxide gas, are currently used for sterilizing medical products.
    • Always use commercial potting mixes in your containers as they are sterilized and disease free.
    • Firstly, our market staff are cleansing, disinfecting and sterilising our auction premises, so that we will be able to offer a safe environment when we are allowed to open.
    • His patented oxygenated cream was originally used by surgeons to safely cleanse and sterilise their hands and make sure their tools of the trade stayed in tip-top shape.
    • She remembers vividly that the kitchen cook stove was used to prepare meals, scrub-up before surgery and sterilize operating room equipment, surgical instruments, and rubber gloves.
    • Many variables must be considered, such as the original intended use or design of the device, its complexity and fragility, the ease of and methods for cleaning and sterilizing the product, and the number of times it is reprocessed.
    • This chemical is used to make other chemicals and is also widely used in the health care industry to sterilize medical devices.
    • Following the procedure, these items were cleaned, disinfected, terminally sterilized, and stored in the same trays.
    • If you have a blood transfusion or medical treatment abroad, where medical equipment is not sterilised properly, the virus may be transmitted.
    • Pasteur sterilized two containers, both of which contained a broth rich in nutrients.
    • However, it was actually the first radiation technology for sterilizing medical products in the late 1800s.
    • Before you can sterilize a medical device, you have to figure out how you're going to do it.
    • The audit found a practice nurse had been disinfecting but not sterilising an instrument known as a speculum.
    • Team members identified having a system that provided terminally sterilized instruments as another priority.
    • It is a purifying agent, for sterilizing scalpels and refining metals.
    • In countries where equipment for medical and dental treatment is not sterilised properly, the virus can be passed on.
    • The dentures can be soaked in any solution used to sterilize baby's bottles.
    • Needless to say, they don't sterilize needles.
    Synonyms
    disinfect, purify, fumigate, decontaminate, sanitize
  • 2usually be sterilizedDeprive (a person or animal) of the ability to produce offspring, typically by removing or blocking the sex organs.

    (尤指去除或堵塞性器官)使绝育

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Once the animals have been sterilised they are issued with collars and identity tags before the owners or new owners can take them home.
    • She chose to work at the club, even though it required that she be surgically sterilized.
    • In terms of unsterilised female dogs and cats, the proposed by-laws say that there will be a grace period of 12 months after the commencement of these by-laws for the animals to be sterilised.
    • He told me that my tubes were tied, that I was sterilized and I would have no more children.
    • I have to please her, or she'll kill me or sterilize me or do something to keep me from breeding.
    • However, and I have evidence in the form of ultrasound photographs to back this up, they succeeded in sterilising me.
    • After being anesthetized, she was sterilized without her knowledge.
    • Although in the past local officials attempted to sterilize the male monkeys, the program proved unsuccessful due to high costs and the side effects of anesthetizing the animals.
    • It is this day that the Government has dedicated to vaccinate and sterilise dogs and other pet animals.
    • The gynaecologist still did not feel that he would be acting in her best interests by sterilising her and decided to seek a second opinion about whether the operation was appropriate.
    • Men and women requesting sterilization are usually seen at least twice by doctors prior to being sterilized, as the operation is designed to be permanent.
    • The law cannot be used to force people to be sterilized; it would violate their civil rights.
    • Can you tell me how old you were when you were sterilised?
    • Would it coincide with our ethics to sterilize all criminals in order to stop crime and violence for good?
    • Dogs are being sterilized to prevent more strays roaming the city.
    • We had thought eight kids was enough and I was sterilised after the twins but now we want more.
    • And so we had collected the comparison group for our pregnancy study of women who had been sterilised, women who could not be pregnant.
    • Why don't they just take the kids into care and sterilise the parents?
    • He pointed out that more than 2,000 cats and dogs were sterilised in October when vets and animal welfare groups offered the procedure at a discounted fee.
    • Since this woman has a history of child endangerment, and has already given up/lost custody of her two older children, should she be sterilized?
    Synonyms
    vasectomize, hysterectomize
    castrate, geld, neuter, cut, caponize, emasculate
    1. 2.1 Make (land or water) unable to produce crops or support life.
      使(土地)贫瘠化;使(水)不长生物
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Land along the proposed route has been essentially sterilised for the past two years and there still is no sign of a Compulsory Purchase Order.
      • Countless lakes have been more or less sterilized by acid rain.
      • Black lava-like toxic sludge containing sixty poisonous chemicals choked and sterilized up to 100 miles of rivers and creeks and poisoned the drinking water in seventeen communities.
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