desolate

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++des·o·late1 /ˈdesələt/ adjective  1  EMPTYa place that is desolate is empty and looks sad because there are no people there 荒凉的，荒芜的，无人烟的 a desolate landscape 荒凉的景色2. SAD/UNHAPPYsomeone who is desolate feels very sad and lonely 〔人〕凄凉的，孤独的 —desolately adverb —desolation /ˌdesəˈleɪʃən/ noun [uncountable]

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desolate• The little mining town was desolate and ugly.• Radin's body was found in a desolate canyon about 65 miles north of Los Angeles.• One imagines with misgiving the last scene on desolate Eldey.• We looked out over a desolate landscape of bare trees and stony fields.• The desolate quietness was almost painful.• In some of the more desolate regions, half of the active population is out of work.• To people who work outside all day this is one of the most desolate sounds known.• We sat still in the desolate space for several hours before we surmised that evidently we were free to go.• the desolate terrain of the moon• There are stretches of land scattered throughout the United States that have become so desolate they are the stuff of legends.• The bus station was similarly desolate, while the cinema, cultural centre, public baths and a hospital have closed.• But downtown is desolate with empty storefronts.des·o·late2 /ˈdesəleɪt/ verb [transitive] literary  SAD/UNHAPPYto make someone feel very sad and lonely 使悲伤，使感到孤苦 SYN devastate David was desolated by his wife’s death. 妻子的死使戴维悲痛万分。n Grammar Desolate is usually passive. —desolated adjective

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desolate• Lesley-Jane was desolated, but desolated.• Andropulos was desolated by the deaths of his friends.• Drought had desolated the farming town.Origin desolate1 (1300-1400) Latin desolatus, from solus “alone”

des·o·late1 adjectivedes·o·late2 verb →n GRAMMAR1LDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable  

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desolate

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des‧o‧late¹ /ˈdesələt/ adjective1. a place that is desolate is empty and looks sad because there are no people there:
    a desolate landscape
2. someone who is desolate feels very sad and lonely
—desolately adverb
—desolation /ˌdesəˈleɪʃən/ noun [uncountable]

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des‧o‧late² /ˈdesəleɪt/ verb [transitive usually passive] literary
to make someone feel very sad and lonely
   SYN  devastate:
    David was desolated by his wife’s death.
—desolated adjective