bar·ren
adjective/ˈbærən/
/ˈbærən/
- (of land or soil) not good enough for plants to grow on it
贫瘠的;不毛的 - a barren desert
不毛的沙漠 - a barren landscape (= one that is empty, with few plants)
寸草不生的荒凉景色
WordfinderTopics Geographyc1- barren
- fertile
- landscape
- lush
- mountainous
- rolling
- rugged
- undulating
- volcanic
- wooded
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- appear
- be
- become
- …
- completely
- almost
- fairly
- …
- a barren desert
- (of plants or trees) not producing fruit or seeds
synonym infertile不结果实的 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- appear
- be
- become
- …
- completely
- almost
- fairly
- …
- (old use) (of a woman) not able to have babies
synonym infertile不能生育的 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- appear
- be
- become
- …
- completely
- almost
- fairly
- …
- (formal) (of a female animal) not able to produce young animals
synonym infertile不育的;不孕的 - [usually before noun] not producing anything useful or successful
无益的;无效果的 - The team will come through this barren patch and start to win again.
这个队将会在经历这段低潮时期之后再创佳绩。
- The team will come through this barren patch and start to win again.
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French barhaine, of unknown origin.