neuter /ˈnjuːtə/ ( neutering, neutered, neuters )

• 1. 

  V-T When an animal is neutered, its reproductive organs are removed so that it cannot create babies. 阉割 [usu passive]

  例：

  We ask the public to have their dogs neutered and keep them under close supervision.

  我们要求大众阉割自家的狗，并对它们进行紧密监视。

• 2. 

  ADJ In some languages, a neuter noun, pronoun, or adjective has a different form from a masculine or feminine one, or behaves in a different way. 中性的

• 3. 

  V-T To neuter an organization, group, or person means to make them powerless and ineffective. 瓦解 [journalism]

  例：

  ...the Government's "hidden agenda" to neuter local authorities.

  ...该政府瓦解地方政权的“隐秘议程”。

  例：

  Their air force had been neutered before the work began.

  在行动开始之前，他们空军部队的战斗力就已经被瓦解了。