infertile
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++in·fer·tile /ɪnˈfɜːtaɪl $ -ˈfɜːrtl/ adjective 1 MBHBunable to have babies 不能生育的 infertile couples 不孕的夫妇2. TAinfertile land or soil is not good enough to grow plants in 〔土地或土壤〕贫瘠的
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infertile• If the light passes through the egg, it is infertile.• The most probable cause of the problem was the males being infertile.• When the land is exposed to the harsh tropical sun and torrential rain, it quickly becomes infertile.• As usually no pregnancy does begin, we must wonder how infertile couples manage to repair the damage.• New medical techniques provide hope for infertile couples.• What of cloning a child for infertile couples?• Those who choose infertile mates leave no descendants.• It has been used diagnostically in infertile patients.• The better way to handle the situation is to render the cats infertile without actually neutering them.in·fer·tile adjectiveChineseSyllable
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infertile
in‧fer‧tile /ɪnˈfɜːtaɪl $ -ˈfɜːrtl/
adjective
1. unable to have babies:
infertile couples
2. infertile land or soil is not good enough to grow plants in
in‧fer‧tile /ɪnˈfɜːtaɪl $ -ˈfɜːrtl/
adjective1. unable to have babies:
2. infertile land or soil is not good enough to grow plants in