sterilize
/ˈsterəlaɪz/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈsterəlaɪz/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈster-ə-ˌlīz/ (ame, mw)
sterilize — 動詞
- sterilizepresent simple I / you / we / they
- sterilizeshe / she / it
- sterilizedpast simple
- sterilizing-ing form
1. to carry out a surgical or hormonal procedure on a person or animal that permane
結紮
用手術使人或動物無法生育
to carry out a surgical or hormonal procedure on a person or animal that permanently stops them from being able to produce children.
Fatima chose to be sterilized after her third child because her family felt complete.
Fatima 在生下第三個孩子後選擇接受結紮，因為她的家庭已經圓滿了。
be sterilized (passive, personal choice)
The vet sterilized Haruto's dog during a routine check-up at the clinic.
獸醫在定期檢查時替 Haruto 的狗進行了結紮。
Animal shelters across the city sterilize every cat before putting it up for adoption.
全市的動物收容所在貓咪被領養之前都會先為牠們結紮。
Amara was sterilized after doctors discovered that another pregnancy would be dangerous.
醫生發現再次懷孕會有危險後，Amara 接受了結紮手術。
Some people choose to sterilize their pets rather than deal with unexpected litters.
有些人選擇替寵物結紮，以免生出沒人照顧的小狗小貓。
- fertilize
to make an egg or female able to produce offspring
- impregnate
to make a female pregnant
文法句型
sterilize + person/animal
be sterilized (passive)
用法筆記
Frequently used in the passive voice when describing a person choosing or undergoing the procedure. The specific medical terms 'vasectomy' (for men) and 'tubal ligation' (for women) are more precise but less common in everyday speech.
常見錯誤
2. to treat an object or surface with heat, chemicals, or other methods so that all
消毒；滅菌
用加熱或化學方式消滅細菌微生物
to treat an object or surface with heat, chemicals, or other methods so that all harmful microorganisms are destroyed.
Parents should sterilize baby bottles by boiling them in water for five minutes.
父母應該把奶瓶放進水裡煮沸五分鐘來消毒。
sterilize + baby bottles + by boiling
The nurse sterilized the surgical instruments before the doctor began the operation.
護理師在醫生開始手術之前先將手術器械消毒。
You need to sterilize the jam jars by heating them in the oven for ten minutes.
你需要把果醬罐放進烤箱加熱十分鐘來消毒。
The lab technician sterilized every work surface with an alcohol spray each morning.
實驗室技術員每天早上用酒精噴霧消毒所有工作檯面。
Camping shops sell tablets that can sterilize river water for safe drinking.
露營用品店販售可以消毒河水、讓飲用更安全的藥錠。
- disinfect
kills most germs but not necessarily all; more common in everyday use
- sanitize
cleans to a safe public-health level; less thorough than sterilize
- pasteurize
uses heat to kill harmful germs in liquids like milk; not used for solid objects
- contaminate
to make something dirty or infected with germs
文法句型
sterilize + object/instrument
sterilize + by + method (boiling, heating, chemicals)
用法筆記
Unlike 'disinfect' (which reduces germs to a safe level) or 'sanitize' (which cleans to a public-health standard), sterilizing means destroying all microorganisms including bacterial spores. Common methods include boiling, steam treatment, and chemical solutions.