wastelands

/ˈweɪstˌlændz/ /ˈweɪstləndz/

Meanings

noun

荒地，废土

A region with no remaining resources; a desert.

Examples :

"Ten years of drought had left the area a wasteland."

十年干旱过后，这片土地变成了一片毫无生机的荒地。

noun

荒地，不毛之地

Any barren or uninteresting place.

Examples :

"After his experiences, he no longer found western Kansas such a wasteland."

经历过那些事之后，他不再觉得堪萨斯西部是那样一片荒凉无趣的地方了。

area geography environment place

Related Words

region noun

/ˈɹiːd͡ʒn̩/

区域，地区，地带。

"the equatorial regions"

赤道地区

remaining verb

/ɹɪˈmeɪnɪŋ/

剩余，留下，依然。

"After the field trip, only a few students remained in the classroom. "

实地考察结束后，教室里只剩下几个学生了。

uninteresting adjective

/ʌnˈɪntrəstɪŋ/ /ʌnˈɪntərɪstɪŋ/

乏味的，无聊的.

"The history lecture was so uninteresting that I almost fell asleep. "

那堂历史课太乏味了，我差点睡着了。

western noun

/ˈwɛstən/ /ˈwɛstɚn/

西部片

"My grandfather loved watching old western movies. "

我爷爷很喜欢看老西部片。

experiences noun

/ɪkˈspɪə.ɹɪən.sɪz/ /ɪkˈspɪɹ.i.ən.sɪz/

经历，体验。

"It was an experience he would not soon forget."

那是一次他永远不会忘记的经历。

resources noun

/ɹɨˈzɔɹsɨz/

资源，物力，人力。

"The students used library resources like books and computers to complete their research project. "

学生们利用图书馆的资源，比如书籍和电脑，来完成他们的研究项目。

years noun

/ji.ə(ɹ)z/

年，年度

"we moved to this town a year ago; I quit smoking exactly one year ago"

我们一年前搬到了这个镇上；我正好是一年前戒的烟.

desert noun

/dɪˈzɜːt/ /dəˈzɝt/ /ˈdɛzət/ /ˈdɛzɚt/

报应，应得的。

"His poor grades were a desert of his lack of effort. "

他糟糕的成绩是他不努力应得的报应。

barren noun

/ˈbæɹən/

荒地，不毛之地.

"The pine barrens are a site lonely enough to suit any hermit."

这片松树荒地非常荒凉，足以让任何隐士感到满意.

longer adjective

/ˈlɑŋ.ɡɚ/ /ˈlɒŋ.ɡə/ /ˈlɔŋ.ɡɚ/

更长，较长

"The new desk is longer than the old one, so I have more space to work. "

新书桌比旧书桌更长，所以我有了更多的工作空间。

wasteland noun

/ˈweɪstˌlænd/ /ˈweɪsˌlænd/

荒地，废土。

"Ten years of drought had left the area a wasteland."

连年干旱十年，使得这片区域变成了一片荒芜的废土。

drought noun

[dɹʌʊt] /dɹaʊt/

干旱，旱灾。

"The long drought caused the farmer's crops to wither and die. "

长时间的干旱导致农民的庄稼枯萎死亡。