infertile
US /ɪnˈfɝː.t̬əl/
UK /ɪnˈfɜː.taɪl/
形容词
1.
不育的, 不孕的
unable to produce offspring or to reproduce
示例:
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The couple was heartbroken to learn they were infertile.
这对夫妇得知他们不育后心碎了。
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Some medical conditions can make a person infertile.
某些疾病会使人不育。
2.
贫瘠的, 不毛的
lacking the ability to produce vegetation or crops
示例:
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The prolonged drought left the land infertile.
长期干旱使土地变得贫瘠。
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Farmers struggled to grow anything in the infertile soil.
农民们在贫瘠的土壤中努力种植作物。