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单词 desolate
释义
desolate
desələt desələt desəleɪt ˈdɛsəlɪt ˈdɛsəˌleɪt
Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense desolates, present participle desolating, past tense , past participle desolated
The adjective is pronounced /'desələt/. The verb is pronounced /'desəleɪt/. 形容词读作/'desələt/,动词读作 /'desəleɪt/
1 ADJ-GRADED 荒凉的;荒芜的;荒废的;无人烟的 A desolate place is empty of people and lacking in comfort. 荒凉的;荒芜的;荒废的;无人烟的
  • ...a desolate landscape of flat green fields broken by marsh.

    平坦绿野被沼泽割裂开的荒凉景色

  • Half-ruined, hardly a building untouched, it's a desolate place.

    这里大半遭毁,几乎没有一栋建筑完好无损,变成了一块荒废之地。

2 ADJ-GRADED [usually verb-link ADJ] 凄凉的;孤寂的;孤独忧伤的 If someone is desolate, they feel very sad, alone, and without hope. 凄凉的;孤寂的;孤独忧伤的 [literary]
  • He was desolate without her.

    没有她,他感到孤独而凄凉。

SYN miserable, depressed, lonely, lonesome [mainly US , Canadian]
3 VERB 使不悦;使痛苦;使悲惨 If something desolates you, it upsets you and makes you very unhappy. 使不悦;使痛苦;使悲惨 [literary]
  • Their inclination to wait and demand more resources desolated President Lincoln. [VERB noun]

    他们总是等待并要求得到更多资财的倾向让林肯总统甚感不快。

desolated
  • I saw them walk away and felt absolutely desolated.

    我看到他们走开了,感到万分悲凉。

desolating
  • They have maintained their optimism in the face of desolating subjugation.

    面对遭征服的悲惨命运,他们保持了乐观的态度。

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