barren

['bærən]

adj.贫瘠的, 无效的, 不育的

a.

1. 不生育的, 不妊的

Barren women are rejected by the tribesmen.

不孕的妇女被部落的男人遗弃。

2. (植物)不结果实的

3. (土地等)贫瘠的, 荒芜的, 不毛的

The land remains barren.

这片土地依然荒芜。

4. 无益的, 无效果的; 沉闷无趣的

He was engaged in a barren argument with Paul.

他在同保罗作无用的争论。

5. 没有的, 缺乏的[F][(+of)]

She is barren of creative spirit.

她缺乏创造精神。

n.

1. (一块)瘠地[C]

2. 荒漠[P]

词形变化

副词: barrenly | 名词: barrenness |

词义辨析

同义:

a.不生育的; 贫瘠的

childless  unfertile  sterile  blank  unproductive  impotent  

同义参见:

abortive  desolate  deserted  void  vacant  fruitless  hollow  empty  arid  

反义:

a.不妊的; 荒芜的

fertile  rich  

英英释义

名词 barren:

an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation

同义词：waste, wasteland

形容词 barren:

providing no shelter or sustenance

同义词：bare, bleak, desolate, stark

completely wanting or lacking

同义词：destitute, devoid, innocent

not bearing offspring

incapable of sustaining life

补充

barrenbarren英:[ˈbærən] 美:[ˈbærən]adj.1.贫瘠的The barren land could produce little food.那贫瘠的土地几乎不长庄稼。2.不孕的, 不生育的; 不结果的She is a barren woman.她是个不能生育的妇女。3.无用的, 空洞的, 无结果的This is a barren argument.这是一场毫无结果的争论。

例句

1. 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。 2. a three-year-old barren mare一匹不育的3岁母马 3. He wants to use the water to irrigate barren desert land.他想用水浇灌贫瘠荒芜的土地。 4. 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. His speech was barren of wit.他讲话一点也不风趣。 6. The room was austere, nearly barren of furniture or decoration.房间很朴素, 几乎没有家具和装饰。 7. the room was barren of furniture.房间里缺少家具。 8. the Newfoundland barrens.纽芬兰荒地。 9. a barren [=desolate] landscape荒凉的景色 10. a barren desert荒芜的沙漠 11. Few creatures can thrive on these barren mountaintops.在这些不毛的山顶上，几乎没有生物能够繁衍。 12. a barren tree不结果的树 13. a barren orchard不结果的果园 14. a barren woman不能生育的妇女 15. "The book was good, but I found the barren lives of the characters depressing."这本书还不错，但是我觉得书中那些人物单调的生活令人压抑。 16. a very barren routine非常单调的日常生活 17. an artist who is going through a barren period一位处于低产期的艺术家 18. a barren mind空洞的头脑 19. a hillside barren of trees光秃秃的山坡 20. the barrenness of the land/soil土地/土壤的贫瘠