wasteland
US /ˈweɪst.lænd/
UK /ˈweɪst.lænd/
名词
1.
荒地, 废墟
an unused area of land that has become barren or overgrown
示例:
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The industrial site was left as a desolate wasteland.
那个工业遗址变成了一片荒凉的废墟。
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After the war, the city was a smoking wasteland.
战争结束后，这座城市变成了一片冒烟的荒地。
2.
荒漠, 荒原
a place or situation that is considered to have no cultural or intellectual value
示例:
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Critics described the television schedule as a cultural wasteland.
批评家将电视节目表描述为文化荒漠。
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Without investment in the arts, the city will become an intellectual wasteland.
如果没有对艺术的投资，这座城市将变成精神荒原。
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