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1. Oxford Dictionary

   barren

   • IPA[ˈbarən]

   英式

   • adj.
     (of land) too poor to produce much or any vegetation；(of a tree or plant) not producing fruit or seed
   • n.
     a barren tract or tracts of land；a group or drove of mules

   • noun: barren, plural noun: barrens

2. • 釋義
   • 相關詞

   adj.

   形容詞

   • 1. (of land) too poor to produce much or any vegetation the plains of Kyrenia were barren the barren, burnt-up countryside 同義詞 unproductive, infertile, unfruitful, sterile, arid, ... 更多desert, waste, desolate, uncultivatable, impoverished反義詞 fertile, productive
   • ▪ (of a tree or plant) not producing fruit or seed the barren fig tree
   • ▪ showing no results or achievements; unproductive he scored yesterday to end his barren spell
   • ▪ archaic (of a woman) infertile. 同義詞 infertile, sterile, childless, technicalinfecund反義詞 fertile
   • ▪ (of a female animal) not pregnant or unable to become so.
   • 2. (of a place or building) bleak and lifeless the sports hall turned out to be a rather barren concrete building the flat feels too tidy, almost barren
   • ▪ empty of meaning or value your life will be barren 同義詞 pointless, futile, worthless, profitless, valueless, ... 更多unrewarding, purposeless, useless, vain, aimless, uninteresting, boring, dull, drab, dry, arid, flat, lifeless, uninspiring, unstimulating, stale, prosaic, hollow, empty, vacuous, vapid反義詞 stimulating, fruitful
   • ▪ devoid of the room was barren of furniture

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. North American a barren tract or tracts of land the Newfoundland barrens
   • 2. rare a group or drove of mules the Greeks were seen to drive a barren of mules

   Cape Barren goose

   • n.
     a pale grey Australian goose with a short black bill that is almost covered by a waxy yellow cere.

   Oxford Dictionary

   Cape Barren goose

   • n.
     a pale gray Australian goose related to the shelducks, with a short black bill that is almost ...

   Oxford American Dictionary

   Pine Barrens

   • ph.
     a region in southern New Jersey that is lightly populated and is characterized by sandy soils, ...

   Oxford American Dictionary

3. • 更多解釋

   barren

   • IPA[ˈberən]

   美式

   • adj.
     (of land) too poor to produce much or any vegetation: the plains of Kyrenia were barren the barren, burnt-up countryside
   • n.
     a barren tract or tracts of land: crossing the barrens was no easy feat

   Oxford American Dictionary