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desolateadj. & v.●adj. /ˈdes(ə)lət/ 1 left alone; solitary 孤独的，荒凉的 2 (of a building or place) uninhabited, ruined, neglected, barren, dreary, empty (建筑物、地方)无人居住的；毁灭的；遗弃的；贫瘠的；空无一物的 a desolate moor 荒凉的沼泽 3 forlorn; wretched; miserable 孤独凄凉的；可怜的；悲惨的 was left desolate and weeping 独自一人凄凉哭泣 ●v. tr. /ˈdesəleit/ 1 depopulate or devastate; lay waste to 使无人烟；使荒废；使荒芜 2 (esp. as 尤作 desolated adj.) make wretched or forlorn 使孤独可怜(的) desolated by grief 悲伤凄凉; inconsolable and desolated 伤心悲伤 □ desolately /-lətli/ adv.□ desolateness /-lətnis/ n.□ desolator /-leitə/ n.[Middle English from Latin desolatus, past part. of desolare (as DE-, solare from solus ‘alone’)] |