barren
- IPA[ˈbarən]
英式
- (of land) too poor to produce much or any vegetation；(of a tree or plant) not producing fruit or seed
- a barren tract or tracts of land；a group or drove of mules
noun: barren, plural noun: barrens
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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 反義詞
- ▪ (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 反義詞
- ▪ (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 反義詞
- ▪ devoid of the room was barren of furniture
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
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Oxford Dictionary
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Oxford American Dictionary
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- IPA[ˈberən]
美式
- (of land) too poor to produce much or any vegetation: the plains of Kyrenia were barren the barren, burnt-up countryside
- a barren tract or tracts of land: crossing the barrens was no easy feat
Oxford American Dictionary
