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单词 wasteland
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
waste•land /ˈweɪstˌlænd/USA pronunciation   n. 
  1. uncultivated or barren land, or land that has been ruined, as by war: [countable; usually singular]a radioactive wasteland.[uncountable]wide areas of uninhabitable wasteland.
  2. [uncountable] something, as a period of history, a time, or a cultural product or activity, that is uninteresting, unproductive, or devoid of a spiritual or intellectual substance.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
waste•land  (wāst′land′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. land that is uncultivated or barren.
  2. an area that is devastated, as by flood, storm, or war.
  3. something, as a period of history, phase of existence, or locality, that is spiritually or intellectually barren.
  • waste + -land 1630–40

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
wasteland /ˈweɪstˌlænd/ n
  1. a barren or desolate area of land, not or no longer used for cultivation or building
  2. a region, period in history, etc, that is considered spiritually, intellectually, or aesthetically barren or desolate
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
Waste′ Land′, The, 
  1. Literaturea poem (1922) by T. S. Eliot.
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