n.干燥；乏味

He jammed his hat on angrily arid went out. 他怒氣沖沖地使勁戴上帽子，走了出去。

How can people make a living in this arid area? 這片不毛之地上的人們?cè)趺粗\生呢？

An arid plateau of southern Africa. 非洲南部的干旱高原

He is tired of the arid studies that have produced nothing new. 他對(duì)這些沒(méi)有新意的枯燥乏味的研究感到厭倦。

A plant adapted to living in a dry, arid habitat; a desert plant. 旱生植物適應(yīng)在干燥含堿的土壤里生長(zhǎng)的植物; 沙漠植物

No crops will grow in arid soil. 任何農(nóng)作物都不能在干涸的土壤中生長(zhǎng)。