英語翻譯：

barren; desolate; neglect; shortage; waste

例句：

1. 美國的公共教育史起源于早期拓荒者的社會。
   The history of public education in the United States dates from the society of the early pioneers.
2. 任何人對她報(bào)道的饑荒情況都不可能無動于衷。
   It's impossible to remain unmoved by her reports of the famine.
3. 千千萬萬的人死于饑荒。
   Thousands of people died of famine.
4. 這老人想起年輕時(shí)的荒唐事，不禁苦笑。
   The old man smiled sadly when he remembered the follies of his youth.
5. 不練習(xí)就會荒疏。
   If you don't play, you'll get out of practice.