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Arid Adj Graded 例:...The Life 英[ˈærɪd 美[ˈærɪd Adj.干旱的,干燥的;贫瘠的,荒芜的,不毛的;枯燥无味的,无趣的 干旱的;不毛的

单词 arid
音标
英[ˈærɪd] 美[ˈærɪd]
解释
adj.干旱的,干燥的;贫瘠的,荒芜的,不毛的;枯燥无味的,无趣的;
例句

ADJ-GRADED
干旱的;不毛的
Arid land is so dry that very few plants can grow on it.
例:...new strains of crops that can withstand arid conditions.能抵抗干旱条件的新品种作物
例:...the arid zones of the country.该国的干旱区域

ADJ-GRADED
枯燥无味的;乏善可陈的
If you describe something such as a period of your life or an academic subject as arid, you mean that it has so little interest, excitement, or purpose that it makes you feel bored or unhappy.
例:She had given him the only joy his arid life had ever known.她为他枯燥无味的生活带来了从未有过的乐趣。
例:...the politically arid years of military dictatorship in the 1960s and '70s.在20世纪60和70年代军事独裁期间政事荒芜的岁月
变形
noun:aridity~

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