arid

英['ærɪd] 美['ærɪd]
  • adj. 干燥的;不毛的;枯燥的;无趣的;没有生气的
aridity
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星级词汇:
  • arica n.亚里加(智利北部城市)
Adjective:
  1. lacking sufficient water or rainfall;

    "an arid climate"
    "a waterless well"
    "miles of waterless country to cross"

  2. lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless;

    "a technically perfect but arid performance of the sonata"
    "a desiccate romance"
    "a prissy and emotionless creature...settles into a mold of desiccated snobbery"

1. Many black Namibians are subsistence farmers who live in the arid borderlands.
许多生活在土地贫瘠的边境地区的纳米比亚黑人农场主的收成仅够维持自身的口粮。

来自柯林斯例句

2. arid and semi-arid deserts
干旱和半干旱的沙漠

来自《权威词典》

3. These trees will shield off arid winds and protect the fields.
这些树能挡住旱风,保护农田.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. The Sahara Desert is arid.
撒哈拉沙漠非常干燥.

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. No crops will grow in arid soil.
任何农作物都不能在干涸的土壤中生长.

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

    用作形容词 (adj.)
    1. The broom grows down the arid sandhill.
      金雀草蔓延在干燥的沙丘下。
    2. It is difficult to grow fruit in arid desert areas.
      在干燥的沙漠地带栽培水果很困难。
    3. How can people make a living in this arid area?
      这片不毛之地上的人们怎么谋生呢?
    4. The audience soon grew tired of his arid speech.
      没多久听众对他枯燥无味的演说就感到厌腻了。
    5. He is tired of the arid studies that have produced nothing new.
      他对这些没有新意的枯燥乏味的研究感到厌倦。