wasteland 英 [ˈweɪstlænd]   美 [ˈwestˌlænd]

wasteland

wasteland  英 [ˈweɪstlænd] 美 [ˈwestˌlænd]

n. 荒地,不毛之地 

名词复数:wastelands 

industrial wasteland 工业废地
the desert wastelands of Arizona 亚利桑那州的荒漠

  • A wasteland is someplace that's empty and desolate, with no sign of life or growth. An area may be a wasteland because of toxic materials in the soil, or due to climate conditions like strong winds.
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  • n. 荒地,不毛之地
  • 1. industrial wasteland

    工业废地

  • 2. the desert wastelands of Arizona

    亚利桑那州的荒漠

  • wasteland (n.) 1825 as one word, from waste (adj.) + land (n.). Figurative sense is attested from 1868. Eliot's poem is from 1922.
waste·land / ˈweɪstlænd ; NAmE ˈweɪstlænd / noun [countable ,  uncountable ] an area of land that cannot be used or that is no longer used for building or growing things on 荒地;荒原;不毛之地 industrial wasteland 工业废地 the desert wastelands of Arizona 亚利桑那州的荒漠 ( figurative) The mid 1970s are seen as a cultural wasteland for rock music. *20 世纪 70 年代中期被视为摇滚乐的文化荒漠。 wasteland wastelands waste·land / ˈweɪstlænd ; NAmE ˈweɪstlænd /
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