| 单词 | arid |
| 释义 | arid (once / 1424 pages) 1adj 2adj Arid is so dry that nothing will grow. Death Valley in California features an arid climate, which is why it's called Death Valley and not Life Valley. Arid can also mean terribly dull or lifeless. A textbook about the climate of Death Valley might be called arid if it's written in an uninteresting way. Just like you wouldn't want to live in an arid climate, you wouldn't want to sit through an arid performance of the film-turned-musical, "Some Like it Hot." WORD FAMILYarid: aridest, aridity, aridly, aridness, semiarid+/aridity: aridities USAGE EXAMPLESMore than 100,000 cheetahs prowled Africa's arid grasslands little more than a century ago. Washington Post(Dec 28, 2016) They herd llamas and goats on arid land, knit Andean hats for extra money and chew coca leaves to fight off the altitude’s dizzying effects. Washington Post(Dec 19, 2016) The Lut Desert also offers a less uplifting lesson—at least for people living on the knife edge of sustainability in arid regions. Science Magazine(Dec 15, 2016) 1 adj lacking sufficient water or rainfall 2an arid climate Syn waterless dry free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet adj lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless a technically perfect but arid performance of the sonata Syn desiccate, desiccated dull lacking in liveliness or animation |
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