barren
UK/'bærәn/US
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Definitions
adj.
Unable to produce crops, vegetation, or offspring; infertile; empty and lifeless.
贫瘠的；不育的；荒芜的
n.
An area of land that is largely infertile and supports little vegetation.
荒地，不毛之地
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedCommon Collocations
- 1.barren land贫瘠的土地
Example Sentences
- 1.
The barren desert stretched endlessly with no water or vegetation.
- 2.
She found the barren landscape both harsh and strangely beautiful.