贫瘠 meaning in English
poor; barren; infertile; infertility
◇贫瘠带 barren zone; 贫瘠地 barrens; 贫瘠地区 desert; 贫瘠土(壤) poor soil; impoverished soil; oligotrophic soil; worn-out soil
Examples
- New england has many trees and thin, rocky soil .
新英格兰树多，土地贫瘠，石头满地。 - This implied extending cultivation to less fertile land .
这就暗示人们要开垦比较贫瘠的土地。 - She had rightly guessed that mr. gryce's egoism was a thirsty soil .
她早已察觉到古莱先生自尊心的土壤是贫瘠的。 - New comers cannot believe the place to be as meagre as it is described .
因此新来乍到的人，往往不相信这个地方真像人们描述的那样贫瘠。 - An admirable people wrests a living from the reluctant soil and the merciless seas .
可敬可佩的人们从贫瘠的土地和严酷的大海谋求生计。