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- (of land) too poor to produce much or any vegetation（土地）贫瘠的, 荒芜的。
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- (of a tree or plant) not producing fruit or seed（树, 庄稼）不结果实的。
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- archaic (of a woman) infertile〈古〉（妇女）不（生）育的, 不妊的。
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- (of a female animal) not pregnant or unable to become so（雌性动物）不妊的; 不育的。
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- figurative showing no results or achievements; unproductive〈喻〉无效果的; 徒劳的。
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- (of a place or building) bleak and lifeless（地方, 建筑）凄凉的, 无生气的。
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- empty of meaning or value无意义的, 无价值的。
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- predic.
barren of
devoid of缺乏的： the room was barren of furniture.
房间里缺少家具。
(一般作barrens)
- chiefly N. Amer. a barren tract or tracts of land〈主北美〉（一块）瘠地：
the Newfoundland barrens.
纽芬兰荒地。
派生词
barrenly
adverbbarrenness
noun词源
Middle English: from Old French barhaine, of unknown origin.