名词

1. 荒地;荒原;不毛之地
A wasteland is an area of land on which not much can grow or which has been spoiled in some way.

2. (地方、情形或时期的)沉闷乏味，单调
If you refer to a place, situation, or period in time as a wasteland, you are criticizing it because you think there is nothing interesting or exciting in it.

1. an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation

e.g. the barrens of central Africa
the trackless wastes of the desert

Synonym: barrenwaste