lonesome
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++lone·some /ˈləʊnsəm $ ˈloʊn-/ ●○○ adjective American English 1 ALONEvery unhappy because you are alone or have no friends 孤寂的，孤单的，孤独的 SYN lonely Beth is lonesome without the children. 孩子们不在身边，贝丝很孤单。2 EMPTYa lonesome place is a long way from where people live and very few people go there 荒僻的，人烟稀少的 SYN lonely, remote a lonesome spot near the canyon 靠近峡谷的一个人烟稀少之地3. on/by your lonesome informalALONE alone 单独，独自
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lonesome• In the quietness seagulls called far above her, invisible and lonesome.• Oliver says he is a duffer, but keeps him on because he is so helpless and lonesome.• Sethe looked at her daughter and thought, Yes, she has been lonesome.• The house grew quiet and lonesome.• The holiday has to do with other worldliness, spectral phenomena, lonesome caped creatures rising across the moon.• a lonesome desert highway• He took the stairs one at a time, a certain lonesome feeling moving into his bones.• a lonesome songlone·some adjectiveChineseSyllable
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lonesome
lone‧some /ˈləʊnsəm $ ˈloʊn-/
adjective American English
1. very unhappy because you are alone or have no friends
SYN lonely:
Beth is lonesome without the children.
2. a lonesome place is a long way from where people live and very few people go there
SYN lonely, remote:
a lonesome spot near the canyon
3. on/by your lonesome informal alone
lone‧some /ˈləʊnsəm $ ˈloʊn-/
adjective American English1. very unhappy because you are alone or have no friends
SYN lonely:
2. a lonesome place is a long way from where people live and very few people go there
SYN lonely, remote:
3. on/by your lonesome informal alone
especially
Alone , andon 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 andsolitary 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
