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单词 juiceless
释义 juiceless, a.|ˈdʒuːslɪs|
[f. + -less.]
Devoid or deprived of juice; dry; dried up.
1602Marston Antonio's Rev. Prol., Snarling gusts nibble the juyceles leaves.1684T. Burnet The. Earth i. 190 The earth..by that time was more barren and juiceless..than ours is now.1746R. James Introd. Moufet's Health's Improv. 8 To render juiceless the Membranes, Tendons, Cartilages, and Bones of Animals.1830Lindley Nat. Syst. Bot. 235 Fruit drupaceous, juiceless, with several cells.
b. fig. Devoid of interest; insipid, ‘dry’.
1620E. Blount Horae Subs. 204 The Epitome, which is for the most part a iuycelesse Narration.1883American VI. 29 The juiceless remarks of these good men.1889Home Missionary (N.Y.) Nov. 316 Those who suppose that life on the frontier is juiceless.
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