barren /ˈberən/ adjective Learner's definition of BARREN
1
a : having very few plants : not suitable for plants贫瘠的;荒芜的;不毛的 b : not producing fruit or not able to produce fruit不结果实的;无法结果的 -
a barren tree不结果的树
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a barren orchard不结果的果园
2
old-fashioned, of a woman or female animal : not able to produce children or offspring : infertile不孕的;不育的 3
[more barren; most barren] : not exciting or interesting平淡无趣的 -
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。
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a very barren routine非常单调的日常生活
4
: not producing good or useful things, ideas, etc.无效的;无用的
barren of
formal
: not having (something) : without缺乏…的;无…的
— barrenness
noun [noncount]