des·o·late
adjective/ˈdesələt/
/ˈdesələt/
- (of a place) empty and without people, making you feel sad or frightened
无人居住的；荒无人烟的；荒凉的 - They looked out on a bleak and desolate landscape.
他们向外望去，触目一片荒凉。
Extra ExamplesTopics Geographyc1- The house stands desolate and empty.
房子荒废着，空无一人。 - The land was left desolate.
这块土地已经荒废了。 - The landscape was completely desolate.
景色十分荒凉。 - a rather desolate place
颇为荒凉的地方 - It was difficult to imagine a more desolate place.
很难想象还有比这更荒凉的地方了。 - The forest was now a desolate wasteland of charred tree stumps.
森林现在变成了一片荒凉的荒地，到处都是烧焦的树桩。 - There stretched out before them miles of utterly wild and desolate terrain.
他们面前是绵延数英里的荒凉荒野。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- seem
- stand
- …
- completely
- quite
- rather
- …
- They looked out on a bleak and desolate landscape.
- very lonely and unhappy
孤独凄凉的；不幸的；忧伤的 - The loss of his friend made him feel utterly desolate.
失去朋友让他感到无比的悲凉。
Extra ExamplesTopics Feelingsc1- Her voice sounded a little desolate.
她的嗓音听上去有点儿悲伤。 - She was utterly desolate after losing her baby.
失去宝宝以后，她万分孤寂。 - They were far from their families, desolate and frightened.
他们远离家人，感到孤独和恐惧。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- feel
- look
- …
- utterly
- The loss of his friend made him feel utterly desolate.
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin desolatus ‘abandoned’, past participle of desolare, from de- ‘thoroughly’ + solus ‘alone’.