barrenness

n.  不孕(症),不结实; 瘠(荒)地

TOEFL医学

BNC.33709 / COCA.30758



柯林斯词典

  1. ADJ-GRADED 荒芜的;缺少植被的;不毛的
    A barren landscape is dry and bare, and has very few plants and no trees.
    1. ...the country's landscape of high barren mountains.
      该国草木稀少的高山地貌
  2. ADJ-GRADED 贫瘠的
    Barren land consists of soil that is so poor that plants cannot grow in it.
    1. He also wants to use the water to irrigate barren desert land.
      他也想用这些水灌溉荒漠。
  3. ADJ-GRADED 无用的;无益的;无效果的
    If you describe something such as an activity or a period of your life as barren, you mean that you achieve no success during it or that it has no useful results.
    1. ...politics that are banal and barren of purpose.
      陈腐盲目的政见
    2. ...the player, who ended a 14-month barren spell by winning the Tokyo event in October...
      这名选手赢得了10月的东京赛事,终结了长达14个月不胜的魔咒
    3. As the leaves of autumn wither and fall, so has my own life become barren.
      我的生命就如秋叶般枯萎凋零。
  4. ADJ 空的;没有东西的
    If you describe a room or a place as barren, you do not like it because it has almost no furniture or other objects in it.
    1. The room was austere, nearly barren of furniture or decoration...
      房间非常简朴,几乎没有任何家具和装饰。
    2. Six stale loaves of brown bread formed a dark blot on the otherwise barren shelves.
      6条变质的黑面包在原本空荡荡的架子上堆出了一个黑点儿。
  5. ADJ 不育的;不孕的
    A barren woman or female animal is unable to have babies.
    1. He prayed that his barren wife would one day have a child.
      他祈祷自己不孕的妻子有朝一日能怀上宝宝。
    2. ...a three-year-old barren mare.
      一匹不孕的3岁母马

双语例句

  1. That cavity in our chests, that barrenness at our core, that void in our center is the place where the heart once beat and which love once occupied.
    胸口的空洞,心灵的荒芜,那些空白的地方曾经搏动着我们的心脏,曾经被爱占据。
  2. Beware of the barrenness of busyness.
    要谨防徒劳而无益。
  3. In his writing, John Crowe Ransom describes what he considers the spiritual barrenness of society brought about by science and technology.
    JohnCroweRansom在他的著作中描述了他认为是由科学技术给社会带来的精神贫困。
  4. 10. In all this barrenness and cold, what is there of value? First, Antarctica is bound to have mineral resources comparable to those of other great continents.
    10、这样一个空旷寒冷的地方,到底有什么价值?首先,南极洲的地下一定有能与其它几个主要大陆相媲美的矿产资源。
  5. The couple adopted a child at the end of the third year of barrenness.
    到了三年底还未孕,这对夫妇就领养了个小孩。
  6. The time of death and barrenness has come to an end.
    那死亡和荒凉的季节已经走到了尽头。
  7. Beware the barrenness of a busy life.
    留心忙碌生活中的贫瘠、荒芜。
  8. The desert is imprisoned the wall of its unbounded barrenness.
    沙漠被幽禁于它那无限荒凉的沙墙里。
  9. He considers the spiritual barrenness of society brought about by science and technology.
    他认为是由科学技术给社会带来的精神贫困。
  10. The barrenness of their effort is due to poor management.
    他们努力的徒劳无益归咎於管理不善。
  11. Mycoplasma infection is associated with tubal pregnancy and barrenness, and also can result in varied bad pregnancy outcomes.
    支原体感染与不孕及输卵管妊娠有关,并可导致多种不良妊娠结局。
  12. Measures the fertility and barrenness of the earth, to decide where to build cities.
    要衡量土地的肥瘠来确定建立城邑。
  13. It seemed strange that such barrenness could exhibit this radiance of color.
    说来真怪,在这个不毛之地居然呈现出这种灿烂的颜色。
  14. For all things turn to barrenness
    因为万物都变得不育而贫瘠
  15. Summary of Treatment on Barrenness Caused by the Morbid Disease of Ovary
    奶牛卵巢疾病性不孕症治疗方法概述
  16. Generosity, virtuosity, stories of heavenly pleasures, futility and barrenness in sensual pleasures and the good results of avoiding five sensual pleasures are examples for step-by-step sermons.10.
    慷慨,鉴别力,非常欢乐的故事,轻浮和空洞的感官乐趣和远离五欲所带结的善果是次第说教的好例子。
  17. In all this barrenness and cold, what is there of value?
    这样一个空旷寒冷的地方,到底有什么价值?
  18. Purpose To explore the observation to the growth, development, and the ovulation process of ovarian follicle through B mode ultrasound and the value in the treatment of ovulation obstructive barrenness.
    目的探讨B型超声观察卵泡生长、发育、排卵过程及其在治疗排卵障碍不孕症中的价值。
  19. A comparative analysis of testicular fine needle aspiration and biopsy for male barrenness
    男性不育症的睾丸细针穿刺与活检对比分析
  20. Application of laparoscope to treatment of barrenness
    腹腔镜在治疗不孕症中的应用
  21. Observation of Therapeutic Effect of Moxibustion on 46 Cases of Ovulation Failure Barrenness
    艾灸治疗排卵障碍性不孕症46例临床观察
  22. One case of barrenness from placed bottle cork in cervical tract
    宫颈管内置瓶塞7年致不孕一例
  23. It is proved that the extension of this technique can effectively settle three main limitations of drought, low temperature and barrenness existed in the agricultural development of cold area, and it can push the local agricultural development forward.
    实践证明,该技术的推广可有效地解决高寒冷凉地区农业发展中的旱、寒、薄三个主要限制因素,推动当地农业的发展。
  24. They believe money can bring them love and social status, but what they find finally is death and spiritual barrenness.
    他们以为金钱可以带来成功,可以改变自己的社会地位,到头来却发现等待他们的除了空虚失望,就是谋杀和死亡。他们人生目标的虚无也注定了死亡这一不可避免的结局。
  25. Conclusions The study suggests that the testicular fine needle aspiration be a simple rapid and comparatively accurate diagnostic method for male barrenness and of great clinical importance.
    结论睾丸细针吸法在诊断男性不育症中较其他诊断方法先进、快捷、准确并有较高的临床价值。
  26. The barrenness of women with ovulating disturbance on the basis of excluding other reasons is often treated with ovulation induction drug.
    女性不孕症在排除了其它因素确认为排卵障碍性不孕时,常用药物诱导排卵进行治疗。
  27. Conclusion The main reason of secondary barrenness after drug miscarriage was the tubal obstruction resulted from inflammation, especially chlamydozoon and mycoplasma infection.
    结论炎症所致的输卵管梗阻是继发不孕的主要原因,值得重视的是衣原体、支原体感染。
  28. Results The repassage rate of postnatal barrenness was 98%, and its pregnant rate was 60.4%;
    结果其中继发性不孕症再通率为98%;
  29. The results show that Prunus armeniaca var. ansu Maxim make fairly sensitive reflection to water and fertilizer although they are able to bear drought and barrenness.
    研究结果表明,山杏虽然耐干旱瘠薄,但对水、肥的反映相当敏感;

英英释义

noun

  1. the quality of yielding nothing of value

      Synonym:    fruitlessnessaridity

    1. the state (usually of a woman) of having no children or being unable to have children