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wasteland

wasteland

[英] [ˈweɪstˌlænd] [美] [ˈwestˌlænd] 生词本

n.

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1. N-VAR 荒地;荒原;不毛之地 A wasteland is an area of land on which not much can grow or which has been spoiled in some way. 
  • The pollution has already turned vast areas into a wasteland.

    污染已经使大片地区沦为不毛之地。

  • ...a 1 billion scheme which was to transform the wasteland of London's docks.

    耗资10亿英镑的旨在改造伦敦港区荒地的计划

  • ...an industrial wasteland.

    工业废墟

2. N-COUNT (地方、情形或时期的)沉闷乏味,单调 If you refer to a place, situation, or period in time as a wasteland, you are criticizing it because you think there is nothing interesting or exciting in it. 
  • ...the cultural wasteland of Franco's repressive rule...

    佛朗哥高压统治下的文化贫瘠

  • Everything was wrong, his life seemed to be a wasteland.

    每件事都不对劲,他的生活百无聊赖。

Noun

1. an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation;

  • "the barrens of central Africa"
  • "the trackless wastes of the desert"

法律

  • 1.荒地
1. Large tracts of wasteland have become a granary.
荒滩变成米粮川。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

2. The wasteland was transferred into fertile fields.
把荒地改变为良田。

来自《简明英汉词典》

3. They opened up large areas of wasteland and turned them into farmland.
他们在荒原上拓出大片农田。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

4. They opened up large tracts of wasteland.
他们开垦了大片荒地。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

5. We shall turn this piece of wasteland into wheat fields.
我们要把这块不毛之地改成麦田。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》