lonely

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++lone·ly /ˈləʊnli $ ˈloʊn-/ ●●● S3 adjective (comparative lonelier, superlative 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 lonesome American English, remote, desolatelonely place/road/spot etc 荒僻的地方/偏僻的道路/荒凉的场所等 —loneliness noun [uncountable] THESAURUSlonely (also lonesome American English) 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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lone‧ly S3 /ˈləʊnli $ ˈloʊn-/ adjective (comparative lonelier, superlative loneliest)
1. unhappy because you are alone or do not have anyone to talk to
   SYN  lonesome American English:
    a lonely old man
    Don’t you get lonely being on your own all day?
  ► Do not use lonely to mean ‘without anyone else’. Use alone: She is afraid to travel alone (NOT travel lonely).
2. a lonely experience or situation makes you unhappy because you are alone or do not have anyone to talk to:
    a lonely journey
    lonely life/existence
    He led a lonely life with few friends.
3. the lonely [plural] people who are lonely
4. a lonely place is a long way from where people live and very few people go there
   SYN  lonesome American English, remote, desolate
    lonely place/road/spot etc
—loneliness noun [uncountable]
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ lonely (also lonesome American English) unhappy because you are alone or do not have any friends: Tammy felt very lonely when she first arrived in New York. | Our neighbor George is a very lonely man. | I get so lonesome here with no one to talk to.
   ▪ isolated lonely because your situation makes it difficult for you to meet people: People caring for sick relatives often feel very isolated. | Children 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: She felt very alienated as the only woman in the company. | In high school she felt somehow different and alienated from other students.
   ▪ homesick unhappy because you are a long way from your home and the people who live there: When I first went to Germany, I was very homesick.
   ▪ miss somebody used when saying that you feel unhappy because someone is not there with you: I miss you. | She misses her friends.

🔑 lone·lyBrE /ˈləʊnli/ 🔊NAmE /ˈloʊnli/ 🔊 adjective (lone·lier, lone·li·est) 🔑 unhappy because you have no friends or people to talk to 孤独的；寂寞的◆She lives alone and often feels lonely. 她孑然一身，常感到寂寞。🔊🔊🔑 (of a situation or period of time 情况或一段时间) sad and spent alone 在孤单中度过的◆all those lonely nights at home watching TV所有那些在家看电视的孤寂夜晚🔑 [only before noun] (of places 地方) where only a few people ever come or visit 偏僻的；人迹罕至的 SYN isolated ◆a lonely beach人迹罕至的海滩

• Alone, and on your own / by yourself (which are less formal and are the normal phrases used in spoken English), describe a person or thing that is separate from others. They do not mean that the person is unhappy. * alone 和较非正式、常用于口语的 on your own、by yourself 均指独自，但无孤独之义：◆I like being alone in the house. 我喜欢独自一人待在家里。◆I'm going to London by myself next week. 我准备下星期一个人去伦敦。◆I want to finish this on my own(= without anyone's help). 我想独自完成这项工作。
• Lone/solitary/single mean that there is only one person or thing there; lone and solitary may sometimes suggest that the speaker thinks the person involved is lonely. * lone、solitary、single 意为单独；lone 和 solitary 有时可能暗示说话者认为谈及的人孤单：◆a lone jogger in the park 在公园里独自慢跑的一个人◆long, solitary walks 独自一人长途行走
• Lonely (NAmE also lonesome) means that you are alone and sad. * lonely（美式英语亦作 lonesome）意为孤寂：◆a lonely child 孤寂的孩子◆Sam was very lonely when he first moved to New York. 萨姆刚搬到纽约时非常寂寞。It can also describe places or activities that make you feel lonely. * lonely 还可描述使人感到孤寂的地方或活动：◆a lonely house 一座冷清的房子

▸ lone·li·ness BrE /ˈləʊnlinəs/ 🔊NAmE /ˈloʊnlinəs/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] ◆a period of loneliness in his life他一生中孤苦伶仃的一段时间