Word · Frequency #9656
barrens
荒地；不毛之地
barrens is the plural of barren.
a desolate, infertile area of land; an uninhabited wilderness that is not suitable for cultivation
- 1.
An area of low fertility and habitation, a desolate place.
低产且无人居住的地区,荒芜之地。
- 2.
an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation
不值得耕种的无人荒野
低产且无人居住的地区,荒芜之地。；不值得耕种的无人荒野；荒地
In use
The explorers spent weeks crossing the barren, finding no water or shelter.
In the north, vast barrens are home only to hardy lichens.
The abandoned mining town now sits on a barren, devoid of vegetation.
the barrens of central Africa
the + barrens
表示特定的一片荒地
The barrens stretch for miles without any signs of life.
那片荒地绵延数英里，毫无生命迹象。
a + barren
单数可数，指一块荒地
They crossed a barren where nothing grew.
他们穿过一片寸草不生的荒地。
barrens (as a place name)
Connections
Collocations
- the barren
- 荒地
- The barren stretched for miles without a single tree.那片荒地绵延数英里，没有一棵树。
- vast barrens
- 广阔的荒地
- The explorers crossed vast barrens, finding no water.探险者们穿越广阔的荒地，没有找到水。
- frozen barrens
- 冰冻的荒地
- Nothing grows in the frozen barrens of the north.北方的冰冻荒地上什么也不长。
- arid barrens
- 干旱的荒地
- The arid barrens receive less than 10 inches of rain per year.这片干旱的荒地年降水量不足10英寸。
- the barrens
- 荒地（复数）
- The barrens are home to few animals.这些荒地很少有动物栖息。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象“巴人”在荒地上流浪，土地贫瘠，寸草不生。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：geography、environment 通常用于正式或文学语境，多指荒芜、无法耕作的土地。
Grammar Note
作名词时通常用复数形式 barrens。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Three common words for comparison: 'children' and 'wren' share the spelling ending 'ren' but differ in vowel sound. 'Baron' is a spelling lookalike that may sound similar in some dialects, though usually distinguished by vowel (/ɛ/ vs /æ/).
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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