sterilize
🇺🇸
/ˈsterəlaɪz/
🇬🇧
/ˈsterəlaɪz/
verb
R
to clean something completely by removing all bacteria or viruses
The doctor sterilized the medical instruments before surgery.
医生在手术前对医疗器械进行了消毒。
R
to make someone or an animal unable to have children by removing or blocking their reproductive organs
The cat was sterilized to control the pet population.
这只猫被绝育了，以控制宠物数量。
translation
消毒, 绝育
词形变化
3rd Present
sterilizes
Past
sterilized
Perfect
sterilized
Progressive
sterilizing