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