barren

adjective

/ˈbærən/

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(of land or soil土地或土壤) 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
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(of plants or trees花草树木) not producing fruit or seeds不结果实的 synonym infertile
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verbs
- appear
- be
- become
- …
adverb
- completely
- almost
- fairly
- …
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(old use) (of a woman女人) not able to have babies不育的；不孕的 synonym infertile
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- appear
- be
- become
- …
adverb
- completely
- almost
- fairly
- …
See full entry
(formal) (of a female animal雌性动物) not able to produce young animals不育的；不孕的 synonym infertile
[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。
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