单词 | desolate |
释义 | desolate¹ 1.(bleak)+ place荒无人烟的;荒废的;+ landscape, beauty萧瑟的;荒凉的 Dirty and ruined, it's a desolate place.这里肮脏破败, 是一块荒废之地。 a desolate wasteland荒地 a desolate landscape of bare rock and stunted scrub只有裸露岩石和低矮灌木的荒凉景色 the desolate beauty of the Essex marshlands艾塞克斯沼泽地的苍凉美景 2.(wretched)+ person孤独的;凄凉的;悲伤的 He was desolate without her.没有她, 他感到孤独凄凉。 She sounded utterly desolate.她的声音听起来极为凄凉。 She looked desolate.她看上去很孤寂。 desolate²1.<文>(make wretched)使感到悲惨;使感到凄凉;使悲伤 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。 2.(lay waste)使荒芜;毁坏 About 30,000 souls were swept into eternity by the ocean wave which desolated this town on the night of the cyclone.飓风来袭的那个夜晚, 海浪摧毁了这个小镇, 并将大约3万人卷走。 3.(depopulate)使荒无人烟;使人口减少 the famine which has desolated the country使这个国家人口减少的饥荒 |
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