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arid

[英] [ˈærɪd] [美] [ˈærɪd] 生词本

adj.

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1. ADJ-GRADED 干旱的;不毛的 Arid land is so dry that very few plants can grow on it. 
  • ...new strains of crops that can withstand arid conditions.

    能抵抗干旱条件的新品种作物

  • ...the arid zones of the country.

    该国的干旱区域

2. ADJ-GRADED 枯燥无味的;乏善可陈的 If you describe something such as a period of your life or an academic subject as arid, you mean that it has so little interest, excitement, or purpose that it makes you feel bored or unhappy. 
  • She had given him the only joy his arid life had ever known.

    她为他枯燥无味的生活带来了从未有过的乐趣。

  • ...the politically arid years of military dictatorship in the 1960s and '70s.

    在20世纪60和70年代军事独裁期间政事荒芜的岁月

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"-C.J.Rolo
1. Desert lands are arid.
沙漠地区是草木不生的。

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

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

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

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