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barren/ˈbær(ə)n/ adj. & n.●adj. (barrener, barrenest) 1a unable to bear young 不能生育的 b unable to produce fruit or vegetation 不结果实的；不毛的 2 meagre, unprofitable 贫乏的；无利可图的 3 dull, unstimulating 枯燥的，无刺激的 4 (foll. by 后跟 of) lacking in 缺乏的；没有的 barren of wit 缺乏智慧 ●n. a barren tract or tracts of land, esp. (in pl.) in N. America 贫瘠的土地；(用复数) (尤指北美的)荒漠 □ barrenly adv.□ barrenness /ˈbær(ə)nnis/ n.[Middle English from Anglo-French barai(g)ne, Old French barhaine etc., of unknown origin] |