barren
[ˈbærən]
adj.
贫瘠的;
不结果实的;
不孕的;
无价值的;
n.
荒原,不毛之地;
例句:
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The room was austere, nearly barren of furniture or decoration.
房间非常简朴,几乎没有任何家具和装饰。
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Lord of few Acres, and those barren too.
来自Dryden
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He prayed that his barren wife would one day have a child.
他祈祷自己不孕的妻子有朝一日能怀上宝宝。
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He also wants to use the water to irrigate barren desert land.
他也想用这些水灌溉荒漠。
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Either that or it's a long barren spell.
来自BBC
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The control tower was empty, the terminals barren.
来自WSJ
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The barren land could produce little food.
那贫瘠的土地几乎不长庄稼。
来自《权威词典》
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She is a barren woman.
她是个不能生育的妇女。
来自《权威词典》
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The barren trees are cut down by the old man.
老人砍了那些不结果的树。
来自《权威词典》