(of land) too poor to produce much or any vegetation (土地)贫瘠的,荒芜的 ■(of a tree or plant) not producing fruit or seed (树,庄稼)不结果实的 ■(archaic)(of a woman) infertile (古)(妇女)不(生)育的,不妊的 ■(of a female animal) not pregnant or unable to become so (雌性动物)不妊的;不育的 ■(figurative)showing no results or achievements; unproductive (喻)无效果的;徒劳的
(of a place or building) bleak and lifeless (地方,建筑)凄凉的,无生气的 ■empty of meaning or value 无意义的,无价值的 ■[predic.](barren of)devoid of 缺乏的 the room was barren of furniture. 房间里缺少家具。
noun
(一般作 barrens)(chiefly N. Amer.)a barren tract or tracts of land (主 北美)(一块)瘠地 the Newfoundland barrens. 纽芬兰荒地。
派生 barrenly adverb barrenness noun 语源
Middle English : from Old French barhaine, of unknown origin