• adj. 不肥沃的；不毛的；不結(jié)果實(shí)的；不能生殖的

in-,不，非，fertile,生育的。

infertile (adj.)

1590s, from French infertile (late 15c.), from Late Latin infertilis "unfruitful," from in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + fertilis (see fertile).

1. The polluted waste is often dumped, making the surrounding land infertile.

被污染的廢物經(jīng)常被隨意倒掉，周邊土地因此而變得很貧瘠。

來自柯林斯例句

2. The soil proved too infertile to sustain real pasture or arable crops.

這土壤被證明太貧瘠,不能真正用作放牧或種植作物.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

3. Infertile women have a somewhat higher risk of developing breast cancer.

不育婦女患乳癌的傾向性較高.

來自辭典例句

4. Plants can't grow well in the infertile land.

在貧瘠的土地上莊稼長不好.

來自辭典例句

5. Utilization of the land which leaves it in an infertile condition is considered pollution.

把土地使用到非常貧瘠的程度被認(rèn)為是一種污染.

來自辭典例句