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Wasteland 英[ˈweɪstlænd 美[ˈwestˌlænd N.荒地;荒漠;贫乏 N Var 荒地;荒原;不毛之地 Area Land

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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