| 单词 | barren |
| 释义 | barren¹ =barrens barren² 1.+ woman, animal不生育的；不孕的；+ tree, plant 不结果实的 He prayed that his barren wife would one day have a child.他祈祷不育的妻子将来会怀个孩子。 a three-year-old barren mare一匹不育的3岁母马 2.(unable to support crops)+ hills, desert, mountains贫瘠的；荒芜的；不毛的 a bleak, barren desert荒凉不毛的沙漠 He wants to use the water to irrigate barren desert land.他想用水浇灌贫瘠荒芜的土地。 3.(dull)沉闷无趣的；枯燥乏味的；没有吸引力的 a rather barren play一出相当无聊的戏剧 4.(unproductive)+ period, year不出成绩的；无效果的；无收益的 a barren period in a writer's life作家一生中不出作品的阶段 The player ended a 14-month barren spell by winning the Tokyo event in October.这位选手在十月份东京站的比赛中夺冠, 从而结束了连续14个月的状态低迷期。 5.barren of sth (devoid)全无某物的；缺乏某物的 His speech was barren of wit.他讲话一点也不风趣。 The room was austere, nearly barren of furniture or decoration.房间很朴素, 几乎没有家具和装饰。 6.+ rock strata没有化石的 |
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