barren

adjective

/ˈbærən/

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(of land or soil) not good enough for plants to grow on it
- a barren desert
- a barren landscape (= one that is empty, with few plants)
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- barren
- fertile
- landscape
- lush
- mountainous
- rolling
- rugged
- undulating
- volcanic
- wooded
Topics Geographyc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- appear
- be
- become
- …
adverb
- completely
- almost
- fairly
- …
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(of plants or trees) not producing fruit or seeds synonym infertile
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- appear
- be
- become
- …
adverb
- completely
- almost
- fairly
- …
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(old use) (of a woman) not able to have babies synonym infertile
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- appear
- be
- become
- …
adverb
- completely
- almost
- fairly
- …
See full entry
(formal) (of a female animal) not able to produce young animals synonym infertile
[usually before noun] not producing anything useful or successful
- The team will come through this barren patch and start to win again.
Topics Difficulty and failurec2

Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French barhaine, of unknown origin.

单词	barren
释义	barren adjective /ˈbærən/ /ˈbærən/ jump to other results (of land or soil) not good enough for plants to grow on it a barren desert a barren landscape (= one that is empty, with few plants) Wordfinder barren fertile landscape lush mountainous rolling rugged undulating volcanic wooded Topics Geographyc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs appear be become … adverb completely almost fairly … See full entry (of plants or trees) not producing fruit or seeds synonym infertile Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs appear be become … adverb completely almost fairly … See full entry (old use) (of a woman) not able to have babies synonym infertile Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs appear be become … adverb completely almost fairly … See full entry (formal) (of a female animal) not able to produce young animals synonym infertile [usually before noun] not producing anything useful or successful The team will come through this barren patch and start to win again. Topics Difficulty and failurec2 Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French barhaine, of unknown origin.
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