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barren

adjective
🔊/ˈbærən/
🔊/ˈbærən/
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  1. (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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    Topics Geographyc1
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  2. (of plants or trees花草树木) not producing fruit or seeds不结果实的 synonym infertile
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  3. (old use) (of a woman女人) not able to have babies 不育的；不孕的synonym infertile
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  4. (formal) (of a female animal雌性动物) not able to produce young animals 不育的；不孕的synonym infertile
  5. [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。🔊🔊
    Topics Difficulty and failurec2
    6. Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French barhaine, of unknown origin.