barren
gb/bˈɛɹən/ us/bˈɛɹən/
B1
Английски
~ 4800
Значения
0 значения
adjective
B1
property
1
Unable to produce vegetation
Not able to grow plants or crops.
Модел на употреба:
[land/soil/area] is barren
Честа грешка:
Learners sometimes confuse 'barren' with 'bare'. 'Bare' means without covering, while 'barren' means unable to produce life or growth.
Синоними
infertile (More technical and often used in scientific or agricultural contexts.)
Антоними
fertile (Describes land capable of producing abundant vegetation.)
Колокации
barren land
|barren soil
|barren desert
|barren landscape
Теми
nature
|agriculture
|environment
Примери
- The barren desert stretched for miles without a single tree.
- Years of over-farming left the once-rich fields barren.
- We drove through a barren landscape of rocks and dust.
Примери за учащи
- The land is barren and dry.
- This soil is barren and cannot grow food.
- We saw a barren desert on our trip.
adjective
B2
property
2
Unable to conceive children
Not able to have children or babies.
Модел на употреба:
[someone] is barren
Честа грешка:
Learners sometimes confuse 'barren' with 'bare'. In this sense, 'barren' refers specifically to reproduction, not lack of covering.
Синоними
sterile (More clinical or medical in tone.)
Антоними
fertile (Able to conceive and have children.)
Колокации
barren woman
|born barren
Теми
health
|family
|animals
Примери
- She felt deep sadness after learning she was barren.
- In the past, being barren often carried social stigma.
- The mare was found to be barren after several attempts to breed her.
Примери за учащи
- The woman is barren and cannot have children.
- She learned she was barren after visiting the doctor.
- The mare is barren and will not have foals.
adjective
B2
property
3
Empty of value or interest
Not having anything useful or interesting.
Модел на употреба:
[period/effort/discussion] is barren
Честа грешка:
Learners may overuse this sense for any kind of emptiness; it usually refers to lack of results, ideas, or productivity.
Синоними
unproductive (Emphasizes lack of results rather than emptiness.)
Антоними
fruitful (Producing good or useful results.)
Колокации
barren effort
|barren discussion
|barren years
Теми
emotions
|work
|core_vocabulary
Примери
- It was a barren meeting with no new ideas.
- The artist went through a barren period in his career.
- Our search for clues proved completely barren.
Примери за учащи
- The talk was barren and gave no ideas.
- He had a barren time with no work.
- The search was barren and found nothing.
Граматика
Речникова форма
barren
IPA
GB/bˈɛɹən/
US/bˈɛɹən/
Срички и ударение
bar - ren (2 срички)
Stress on 1st syllable (bar)
Форми на думата
Adjective
- Base: barren
Семейство думи
Core family
barrenness
noun
Related words
infertile
adjective
infertility
noun
Negative and opposite forms
fertile
adjective B1
Advanced or less common
barrenly
adverb
Изрази
barren of
1/bˈɛɹən əv/
fixed phrase
Completely lacking something
Having none of a particular thing.
Примери
- The report was barren of new information.
- His speech was barren of emotion.