infertile soil

基本解释

Thirty years ago the islanders scratched a living from infertile soil, salt pans and fishing.
三十年前島民在貧瘠的土地上艱苦生活，曬鹽和牧漁。
It is dry and dusty, with infertile soil, and the summer rains run away too fast for a decent crop of rice.
氣候乾燥，土地貧瘠，夏季的暴雨又沖走所有的莊稼。
The idea behind square foot gardening is that you can plant fruits, vegetables and flowers in raised beds, above infertile soil and even out of the reach of pets.
平方英尺的菜園背後的理唸是，你可以在非貧瘠的土壤培育的苗牀上種植水果，蔬菜和花卉，遠離寵物的破壞。

The local economy is ruled by agriculture, but the soil is infertile and much of the northeast is in the grip of a drought.

The problem is that they are planting these seeds in soil that is too dry or infertile to grow them.
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