neuter

柯林斯词典

1. V-T When an animal is neutered, its reproductive organs are removed so that it cannot create babies. 阉割[usu passive]
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]
...the Government's "hidden agenda" to neuter local authorities. ...该政府瓦解地方政权的“隐秘议程”。
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。