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desolate
/`dєsḷˏet/
(过去式: desolated; 过去完成式: desolated; 现在进行式: desolating)
v.t.
To lay waste. 使荒废。
To deprive of inhabitants. 使无人烟。
To overwhelm with sorrow. 使极悲伤。
- She was desolated by the death of her husband. 丈夫的去世,使她很悲伤。
To forsake. 遗弃。
adj.
Deprived of inhabitants; abandoned. 无人烟的;废弃的。
In a condition of neglect or ruin. 荒芜的;荒废的。
- a desolate house 废弃的屋子。
Forlorn; miserable. 绝望的;凄恻的。
- She was left desolate. 她被遗弃境况悲苦。
衍生词:
adv. desolately. n. desolateness. n. desolater; desolator.
同义词:
lonely, forsaken, deserted, waste, bleak, bereaved.
反义词:
pleasant, comfortable, cheerful, bright, glad.
- 英语>简体中文, 美语词典
desolate¹
/ˈdesələt/
adj.
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。
desolate²
/ˈdesəˌleɪt/
vt.
1. <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
- 英语>简体中文, 英汉大词典
desolate
adj. 荒凉的,无人烟的
【根】sol=alone(独特的)
- 英语>简体中文, 英文字根词典
desolate
adj.(形容词)
1. Devoid of inhabitants; deserted: 凄凉的:无人居住的;废弃的:
- “streets which were usually so thronged now grown desolate”(&b{Daniel Defoe}) “过去拥挤的街道现在荒芜了”(丹尼尔·迪福)
2. Barren; lifeless: 荒凉的;无生命的:
- the rocky, desolate surface of the moon. 月球多石的、荒凉的表面
3. Rendered unfit for habitation or use: 使不适于居住或使用的:
- the desolate cities of war-torn Europe. 欧洲经过战争蹂躏的无法居住的城市
4. Dreary; dismal. 无生气的;忧郁的
5. Bereft of friends or hope; sad and forlorn.See Synonyms at sad 失去朋友或希望的;伤心而孤独的参见 sad
v.tr.(及物动词) des.o.lat.ed, des.o.lat.ing, des.o.lates[-l³t”]
1. To rid or deprive of inhabitants. 使无居民:除去居民
2. To lay waste; devastate: 使荒芜;使荒废:
- “Here we have no wars to desolate our fields”(&b{Michel Guillaume Jean de Crèvecoeur}) “这里,没有战争来摧毁我们的土地”(米歇尔·纪尧姆·让·德·克雷夫科尔)
3. To forsake; abandon. 使荒弃;放弃
4. To make lonely, forlorn, or wretched. 使孤独,使凄凉,使忧郁
- 英语>简体中文, 美国传统词典
desolate
adj. 荒凉的,孤独的;vt. 使...荒芜
- 英语>简体中文, 英汉化学大词典
desolate
adj.
无人的, 荒凉的
- The house was desolate, ready to be torn down. 这房子没人居住, 等着拆除。
阴郁的, 孤独凄凉的
- He has been desolate since his wife died. 自从妻子去世后, 他一直很孤独。
vt.
毁坏, 极大地破坏
- War has desolated that city. 战争毁坏了那个城市。
使沮丧, 使痛苦
- Her death desolated him. 她的死使他很痛苦。
- 英语>简体中文, 简明英汉词典
desolate1
(adjective 形容词)
荒芜的
a desolate place. 荒芜的地方。
SYNONYM 同义词:abandoned,bare, barren, benighted, bleak, cheerless,depressing, deserted, dismal, dreary, empty,forsaken, gloomy, [informal日常用语] godforsaken,inhospitable, isolated, lonely, remote,unfrequented, uninhabited, wild, windswept.
OPPOSITES: SEE 反义词参閲idyllic.
孤寂的
He was desolate when his dog died. 他的狗死了之后, 他就孑然一身了。
SYNONYM 同义词:b e r e f t ,companionless, dejected, SEE参阅 depressed,disconsolate, distressed, forlorn, forsaken,inconsolable, lonely, melancholy, neglected,sad, solitary, wretched.
OPPOSITES: SEE 反义词参閲cheerful.
- 英语>简体中文, 英语同义词词典
desolate1
adj.
无人烟的, 荒凉的; 荒芜的
孤独的; 孤寂的; 凄凉的, 不幸的, 可怜的
- a desolate house 废屋
- The little children were left desolate. 孩子们被抛下无人照管。
desolate2
vt.

使荒芜[成废墟, 无人烟]
使凄凉, 使孤独, 使悲惨; 遗弃
- The invading army desolated the country. 入侵的军队使那个国家饱受蹂躏。

继承用法
desolately
adv.
desolateness
n.
desolater,-tor
n.
造成荒凉的人或物-tingly
desolate3
adv.
英语>简体中文, 现代英汉综合大辞典
desolate
adj 荒涼的(無人居住的;無生命的)=deserted,被遺棄的(失去朋友或希望的)=solitary
【記】sol孤獨-被遺棄的
【參】desolation(n 遺棄;孤寂;淒涼);solitude(n 孤獨);solo(n 獨奏)
英语>繁体中文, GRE词汇精选
desolate
/ˈdɛsəlɪt/
1. 形容词 A desolate place is empty of people and lacking in comfort. 荒凉的
- ...a desolate landscape of flat green fields. …一片荒凉平坦的绿地景观。
2. 形容词 If someone is desolate, they feel very sad, alone, and without hope. 感到凄凉的 [文学性]
- He was desolate without her. 没有她,他感到很凄凉。
英语>简体中文, 高级英汉双解词典