| 单词 | wasteland |
|---|---|
| 音标 | 英[ˈweɪstlænd] 美[ˈwestˌlænd] |
| 解释 | n.荒地;荒漠;贫乏; |
| 例句 | N-VAR 荒地;荒原;不毛之地 A wasteland is an area of land on which not much can grow or which has been spoiled in some way. 例:The pollution has already turned vast areas into a wasteland.污染已经使大片地区沦为不毛之地。 例:...a 1 billion scheme which was to transform the wasteland of London's docks.耗资10亿英镑的旨在改造伦敦港区荒地的计划 N-COUNT (地方、情形或时期的)沉闷乏味,单调 If you refer to a place, situation, or period in time as a wasteland, you are criticizing it because you think there is nothing interesting or exciting in it. 例:...the cultural wasteland of Franco's repressive rule...佛朗哥高压统治下的文化贫瘠 例:Everything was wrong, his life seemed to be a wasteland.每件事都不对劲,他的生活百无聊赖。 |
| 变形 | pl:wastelands~ |
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