barren

US [ˈberən]
UK [ˈbærən]
  • n.不毛之地
  • adj.贫瘠的；不毛的；不结果实的；不育的
  • Web不毛之地的；不妊的；不生育的
Plural Form：barrens  

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barren
adj.
1.
贫瘠的；不毛的not good enough for plants to grow on it
a barren desert
不毛的沙漠
a barren landscape(= one that is empty, with few plants)
寸草不生的荒凉景色
2.
不结果实的not producing fruit or seeds
3.
不育的；不孕的not able to produce children or young animals
4.
[ubn]
无益的；无效果的not producing anything useful or successful
The team will come through this barren patch and start to win again.
这个队将会在经历这段低潮时期之后再创佳绩。

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AllAll,不毛之地不毛之地,贫瘠的贫瘠的,不毛的不毛的,不结果实的不结果实的,不育的不育的,不毛之地的不毛之地的,不妊的不妊的,不生育的不生育的
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1.
Imagine a place so flat you seem to see the curvature of the planet, so barren not even the simplest life forms can exist.
试想一个地方，使平面你似乎看到的曲率的星球，因此荒芜甚至没有最简单的生命形式可能存在。
shì xiǎng yī gè dì fāng , shǐ píng miàn nǐ sì hū kàn dào de qū lǜ de xīng qiú , yīn cǐ huāng wú shèn zhì méi yǒu zuì jiǎn dān de shēng mìng xíng shì kě néng cún zài 。
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2.
The remaining, only the unknown flower vine winding window frames, and only abandoned the cage, only the barren life of the sky.
剩下的，只有被不知名的花藤缠绕的窗框，只有被丢弃的笼子，只有荒芜生命的天空。
shèng xià de , zhǐ yǒu bèi bù zhī míng de huā téng chán rào de chuāng kuàng , zhǐ yǒu bèi diū qì de lóng zi , zhǐ yǒu huāng wú shēng mìng de tiān kōng 。
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3.
The surface the satellite sees might be barren desert, the top of a building, or the leaves of trees.
卫星观测到的地表可能是贫瘠的沙漠，建筑物顶部或树叶。
wèi xīng guān cè dào de dì biǎo kě néng shì pín jí de shā mò , jiàn zhù wù dǐng bù huò shù yè 。
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4.
The mountain appeared barren, as though it had suffered through many years of arid climate.
这座山看起来光秃秃的，似乎饱受了常年的干旱天气。
zhè zuò shān kàn qǐ lái guāng tū tū de , sì hū bǎo shòu le cháng nián de gān hàn tiān qì 。
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5.
And other wonders did the child, and flowers were seen to spring up beneath his feet, where there had been naught but barren ground before.
这个孩子还行使了其他奇迹，人们看见花儿在他脚底下长出来，那里以前什么也没有，只是一块荒地。
zhè ge hái zi hái xíng shǐ le qí tā qí jì , rén men kàn jiàn huā er zài tā jiǎo dǐ xia cháng chū lái , nà li yǐ qián shén me yě méi yǒu , zhǐ shì yí kuài huāng dì 。
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6.
Isaac prayed to the Lord on behalf of his wife, because she was barren.
以撒因他妻子不生育，就为她祈求耶和华；
yǐ sā yīn tā qī zi bù shēng yù , jiù wèi tā qí qiú yē hé huá ;
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7.
Even Elizabeth your relative is going to have a child in her old age, and she who was said to be barren is in her sixth month.
你看，你亲戚以利沙伯，被称为不生育的，在老年也怀了男胎，现在已是第六个月了。
nǐ kàn , nǐ qīn qi yǐ lì shā bó , bèi chēng wéi bù shēng yù de , zài lǎo nián yě huái le nán tāi , xiàn zài yǐ shì dì liù gè yuè le 。
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8.
I came down with him to see the barren land and did what I could to render assistance.
我与他一道来到这儿，实地考察这片荒地。而且尽我所能助他一臂之力。
wǒ yǔ tā yí dào lái dào zhè er , shí dì kǎo chá zhè piàn huāng dì 。 ér qiě jìn wǒ suǒ néng zhù tā yí bì zhī lì 。
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9.
At one time, your body is a party under the barren loess, wantonly trample down the moment in the sun, the long darkness covered everything.
曾经，你的身下是一方贫瘠的黄土，任人踩踏，在太阳下山的那一刻，漫漫的黑暗遮盖了一切。
céng jīng , nǐ de shēn xià shì yī fāng pín jí de huáng tǔ , rèn rén cǎi tà , zài tài yáng xià shān de nà yí kè , màn màn de hēi àn zhē gài le yí qiè 。
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10.
And Isaac besought the Lord for his wife, because she was barren; and he heard him, and made Rebecca to conceive.
依撒格因为自己的妻子不生育，便为她恳求上主；上主俯允了他的祈求，他的妻子黎贝加遂怀了孕。
yī sā gé yīn wèi zì jǐ de qī zi bù shēng yù , biàn wèi tā kěn qiú shàng zhǔ ; shàng zhǔ fǔ yǔn le tā de qí qiú , tā de qī zi lí bèi jiā suì huái le yùn 。
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