barren

'bærәn

六级考研托福雅思GRE Collins 1

n. an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation
s. not bearing offspring
s. completely wanting or lacking

a. 不育的, 贫瘠的
n. 荒地

Collins 星级

9,656

BNC 频率

8,809

使用频率

barren 没有明显的词根词缀分析，但可以联想到与bare（光秃的）有关，表示缺乏生机或生命。

例句

1. The desert is a barren landscape with little vegetation.

沙漠是一片贫瘠的土地，几乎没有植被。

2. After the drought, the fields became barren and unproductive.

干旱过后，田地变得贫瘠且不再丰产。

3. She felt barren after years of trying to have a child.

多年努力想要孩子后，她感到心灵空虚。