arid
adj
1 (of land or climate) having little or no rainfall; dry (指土壤或气候)乾旱的, 乾燥的
the arid deserts of Africa 非洲的乾旱沙漠
Nothing grows in these arid conditions. 在这些乾旱环境中, 寸草不生.
2 dull; uninteresting 枯燥的; 无趣味的
have long, arid discussions about unimportant matters 对鸡毛蒜皮的事进行的冗长而枯燥的讨论.