barren
gb/bˈɛɹən/ us/bˈɛɹən/
B1
Английский
~ 4800
Значения
0 значений
adjective
B1
property
1
Unable to produce vegetation
Not able to grow plants or crops.
Модель употребления:
[land/soil/area] is barren
Частая ошибка:
Learners sometimes confuse 'barren' with 'bare'. 'Bare' means without covering, while 'barren' means unable to produce life or growth.
Синонимы
infertile (More technical and often used in scientific or agricultural contexts.)
Антонимы
fertile (Describes land capable of producing abundant vegetation.)
Коллокации
barren land
|barren soil
|barren desert
|barren landscape
Темы
nature
|agriculture
|environment
Примеры
- 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.
Примеры для изучающих
- 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.
Модель употребления:
[someone] is barren
Частая ошибка:
Learners sometimes confuse 'barren' with 'bare'. In this sense, 'barren' refers specifically to reproduction, not lack of covering.
Синонимы
sterile (More clinical or medical in tone.)
Антонимы
fertile (Able to conceive and have children.)
Коллокации
barren woman
|born barren
Темы
health
|family
|animals
Примеры
- 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.
Примеры для изучающих
- 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.
Модель употребления:
[period/effort/discussion] is barren
Частая ошибка:
Learners may overuse this sense for any kind of emptiness; it usually refers to lack of results, ideas, or productivity.
Синонимы
unproductive (Emphasizes lack of results rather than emptiness.)
Антонимы
fruitful (Producing good or useful results.)
Коллокации
barren effort
|barren discussion
|barren years
Темы
emotions
|work
|core_vocabulary
Примеры
- 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.
Примеры для изучающих
- The talk was barren and gave no ideas.
- He had a barren time with no work.
- The search was barren and found nothing.
Грамматика
Словарная форма
barren
IPA
GB/bˈɛɹən/
US/bˈɛɹən/
Слоги и ударение
bar - ren (2 слога)
Stress on 1st syllable (bar)
Формы слова
Adjective
- Base: barren
Родственные слова
Core family
barrenness
noun
Related words
infertile
adjective
infertility
noun
Negative and opposite forms
fertile
adjective B1
Advanced or less common
barrenly
adverb
Выражения
barren of
1/bˈɛɹən əv/
fixed phrase
Completely lacking something
Having none of a particular thing.
Примеры
- The report was barren of new information.
- His speech was barren of emotion.