| 词汇 | wasteland |
| 释义 | wasteland noun uk /ˈweɪst.lænd/ us /ˈweɪst.lænd/ [ C or U ] an empty area of land, especially in or near a city, that is not used to grow crops or built on, or used in any way: （尤指城市里或市郊的）荒地 The car was dumped in a stretch of wasteland in the south of the city.那辆汽车被遗弃在该市南部的一片荒地里。 [ S ]literarydisapproving a place, time, or situation that does not contain or produce anything positive, or that is completely without a particular quality or activity: 荒原，荒漠（指缺乏积极向上等特质的时代或局面） the spiritual wasteland of the 1980s20世纪80年代的精神荒漠 Towns & regions: areas in towns & cities anti-development arrondissement backstreet backstreets borough botanic garden business park Chinatown housing estate industrial estate inner ring marketplace midtown non-residential old town outer ring plaza skid subdivision uptown You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Geography: deserts, prairies & wildernesses Unpleasant places wasteland | American Dictionarywasteland noun[ C ] us/ˈweɪstˌlænd/ a large area of land that has not been developed, usually because it cannot be easily used: Rain forests are being transformed into barren wasteland. A wasteland can also be anything that seems to lack positive qualities: Television is a vast wasteland. |
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