barren
gb/bˈɛɹən/ us/bˈɛɹən/
B1
Anh
~ 4800
Các nghĩa
0 nghĩa
adjective
B1
property
1
Unable to produce vegetation
Not able to grow plants or crops.
Mẫu sử dụng:
[land/soil/area] is barren
Lỗi thường gặp:
Learners sometimes confuse 'barren' with 'bare'. 'Bare' means without covering, while 'barren' means unable to produce life or growth.
Từ đồng nghĩa
infertile (More technical and often used in scientific or agricultural contexts.)
Từ trái nghĩa
fertile (Describes land capable of producing abundant vegetation.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
barren land
|barren soil
|barren desert
|barren landscape
Chủ đề
nature
|agriculture
|environment
Ví dụ
- 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.
Ví dụ cho người học
- 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.
Mẫu sử dụng:
[someone] is barren
Lỗi thường gặp:
Learners sometimes confuse 'barren' with 'bare'. In this sense, 'barren' refers specifically to reproduction, not lack of covering.
Từ đồng nghĩa
sterile (More clinical or medical in tone.)
Từ trái nghĩa
fertile (Able to conceive and have children.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
barren woman
|born barren
Chủ đề
health
|family
|animals
Ví dụ
- 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.
Ví dụ cho người học
- 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.
Mẫu sử dụng:
[period/effort/discussion] is barren
Lỗi thường gặp:
Learners may overuse this sense for any kind of emptiness; it usually refers to lack of results, ideas, or productivity.
Từ đồng nghĩa
unproductive (Emphasizes lack of results rather than emptiness.)
Từ trái nghĩa
fruitful (Producing good or useful results.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
barren effort
|barren discussion
|barren years
Chủ đề
emotions
|work
|core_vocabulary
Ví dụ
- 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.
Ví dụ cho người học
- The talk was barren and gave no ideas.
- He had a barren time with no work.
- The search was barren and found nothing.
Ngữ pháp
Dạng từ điển
barren
IPA
GB/bˈɛɹən/
US/bˈɛɹən/
Âm tiết và trọng âm
bar - ren (2 âm tiết)
Stress on 1st syllable (bar)
Các dạng từ
Adjective
- Base: barren
Họ từ
Core family
barrenness
noun
Related words
infertile
adjective
infertility
noun
Negative and opposite forms
fertile
adjective B1
Advanced or less common
barrenly
adverb
Cách diễn đạt
barren of
1/bˈɛɹən əv/
fixed phrase
Completely lacking something
Having none of a particular thing.
Ví dụ
- The report was barren of new information.
- His speech was barren of emotion.