transcription, транскрипция: [ ærɪd ]
1.
Arid land is so dry that very few plants can grow on it.
...new strains of crops that can withstand arid conditions.
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2.
If you describe something such as a period of your life or an academic subject as arid , you mean that it has so little interest, excitement, or purpose that it makes you feel bored or unhappy.
She had given him the only joy his arid life had ever known.
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