lonely

Word family nounlonelinessadjectivelonely

lone·ly /ˈləʊnli $ ˈloʊn-/ S3 adjectiveadj (comparativecomp lonelier, superlativesupl loneliest)

1 ALONEunhappy because you are alone or do not have anyone to talk to 孤单的，寂寞的 SYN American English lonesome

a lonely old man

一个孤单的老人

Don’t you get lonely being on your own all day?

你整天独自一人不感到寂寞吗？

Do not use lonely to mean ‘without anyone else’. Use alone: She is afraid to travel alone (NOT travel lonely).

表示独自一人不要用 lonely，要用 alone: She is afraid to travel alone ( 不说 travel lonely). 她害怕一个人出行。

2 a lonely experience or situation makes you unhappy because you are alone or do not have anyone to talk to 〔经历或情况〕在孤单中进行的，孤独的

a lonely journey

孤独的旅途

lonely life/existence

He led a lonely life with few friends.

他生活孤独，朋友很少。

3. the lonely [plural] people who are lonely 孤独的人

4 EMPTYa lonely place is a long way from where people live and very few people go there 荒凉的，荒无人烟的 SYN American English lonesome, remote, desolate

lonely place/road/spot etc 荒僻的地方/偏僻的道路/荒凉的场所等

—loneliness noun [uncountableU]

THESAURUS

lonely (also lonesome American EnglishAmE) unhappy because you are alone or do not have any friends 孤单的，寂寞的

Tammy felt very lonely when she first arrived in New York.

塔米初到纽约时感到十分寂寞。

nOur neighbor George is a very lonely man.

I get so lonesome here with no one to talk to.

我在这里没人说话，非常孤独。

isolated lonely because your situation makes it difficult for you to meet people 孤独的，孤单的

People caring for sick relatives often feel very isolated.

人在照顾患病亲属时常会感到十分孤单。

nChildren of very rich parents can grow up isolated from the rest of society.

alienated feeling that you do not belong in a particular place or group 不合群的，被疏远的

nShe felt very alienated as the only woman in the company.

In high school she felt somehow different and alienated from other students.

高中的时候她不知怎么总觉得自己不同于其他同学，和他们格格不入。

homesick unhappy because you are a long way from your home and the people who live there 思乡的，想家的

When I first went to Germany, I was very homesick.

我刚去德国时非常想家。

miss somebody used when saying that you feel unhappy because someone is not there with you 思念某人

I miss you.

我想你。

She misses her friends.

她思念朋友。

Examples from the Corpus

lonely• Audrey got on well with the other student, and felt that without her she might have been lonely.• Philip was not allowed to be lonely.• Studies have consistently reported that the vast majority of older people, approximately 95 percent, never feel lonely.• He would never be sure, but for a split second he fancied he saw Hudson watching him, lonely and lost.• To prepare them to go into a world that does seem pretty lonely and unkind and cold.• She left me at a lonely crossroads.• Our neighbor George is a very lonely man.• Tammy felt very lonely when she first arrived in New York.• Jay was never lonely with Nurse Dees nearby.

lonely life/existence• It's better to keep trying to find love than to live a lonely life.• It is a hard, lonely life.• That's why he lived a lonely life and locked all his doors so carefully.• I saw what a cold, lonely life awaited me in this country.• His had been an isolated and lonely existence, despite the people perpetually at his side.• I tried to imagine why he lived such a quiet and lonely life in this far-off place.• Here someday my lonely existence will be filled with laughter.

lonely place/road/spot etc• I could not see the boy, and there was nothing else in that lonely place.• It was a wild and lonely place.• Truth be told, the Web is sort of a lonely place.• It was a lonely spot, and no-one would know for a few days.• The final third of the old course was a lonely place for runners.• They remind you of a bunch of schoolboys wandering down a lonely road, kicking a ball along.

单词	lonely
释义	lonely Word family nounlonelinessadjectivelonely lone·ly /ˈləʊnli $ ˈloʊn-/ ●●● S3 adjectiveadj (comparativecomp lonelier, superlativesupl loneliest) 1 ALONEunhappy because you are alone or do not have anyone to talk to 孤单的，寂寞的 SYN American English lonesome a lonely old man 一个孤单的老人 Don’t you get lonely being on your own all day? 你整天独自一人不感到寂寞吗？ Do not use lonely to mean ‘without anyone else’. Use alone: She is afraid to travel alone (NOT travel lonely). 表示独自一人不要用 lonely，要用 alone: She is afraid to travel alone ( 不说 travel lonely). 她害怕一个人出行。 2 a lonely experience or situation makes you unhappy because you are alone or do not have anyone to talk to 〔经历或情况〕在孤单中进行的，孤独的 a lonely journey 孤独的旅途 lonely life/existence He led a lonely life with few friends. 他生活孤独，朋友很少。 3. the lonely [plural] people who are lonely 孤独的人 4 EMPTYa lonely place is a long way from where people live and very few people go there 荒凉的，荒无人烟的 SYN American English lonesome, remote, desolate lonely place/road/spot etc 荒僻的地方/偏僻的道路/荒凉的场所等 —loneliness noun [uncountableU] THESAURUS lonely (also lonesome American EnglishAmE) unhappy because you are alone or do not have any friends 孤单的，寂寞的 Tammy felt very lonely when she first arrived in New York. 塔米初到纽约时感到十分寂寞。 nOur neighbor George is a very lonely man. I get so lonesome here with no one to talk to. 我在这里没人说话，非常孤独。 isolated lonely because your situation makes it difficult for you to meet people 孤独的，孤单的 People caring for sick relatives often feel very isolated. 人在照顾患病亲属时常会感到十分孤单。 nChildren of very rich parents can grow up isolated from the rest of society. alienated feeling that you do not belong in a particular place or group 不合群的，被疏远的 nShe felt very alienated as the only woman in the company. In high school she felt somehow different and alienated from other students. 高中的时候她不知怎么总觉得自己不同于其他同学，和他们格格不入。 homesick unhappy because you are a long way from your home and the people who live there 思乡的，想家的 When I first went to Germany, I was very homesick. 我刚去德国时非常想家。 miss somebody used when saying that you feel unhappy because someone is not there with you 思念某人 I miss you. 我想你。 She misses her friends. 她思念朋友。 Examples from the Corpus lonely• Audrey got on well with the other student, and felt that without her she might have been lonely.• Philip was not allowed to be lonely.• Studies have consistently reported that the vast majority of older people, approximately 95 percent, never feel lonely.• He would never be sure, but for a split second he fancied he saw Hudson watching him, lonely and lost.• To prepare them to go into a world that does seem pretty lonely and unkind and cold.• She left me at a lonely crossroads.• Our neighbor George is a very lonely man.• Tammy felt very lonely when she first arrived in New York.• Jay was never lonely with Nurse Dees nearby. lonely life/existence• It's better to keep trying to find love than to live a lonely life.• It is a hard, lonely life.• That's why he lived a lonely life and locked all his doors so carefully.• I saw what a cold, lonely life awaited me in this country.• His had been an isolated and lonely existence, despite the people perpetually at his side.• I tried to imagine why he lived such a quiet and lonely life in this far-off place.• Here someday my lonely existence will be filled with laughter. lonely place/road/spot etc• I could not see the boy, and there was nothing else in that lonely place.• It was a wild and lonely place.• Truth be told, the Web is sort of a lonely place.• It was a lonely spot, and no-one would know for a few days.• The final third of the old course was a lonely place for runners.• They remind you of a bunch of schoolboys wandering down a lonely road, kicking a ball along.
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