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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 11752 COCA: 12016

desolate

Word family 
des·o·late1 /ˈdesələt/ adjectiveadj
1  EMPTYa place that is desolate is empty and looks sad because there are no people there 荒涼的，荒蕪的，無人煙的
a desolate landscape
荒涼的景色
2. SAD/UNHAPPYsomeone who is desolate feels very sad and lonely 〔人〕凄涼的，孤獨的
—desolately adverbadv
—desolation /ˌdesəˈleɪʃən/ noun [uncountableU]
Examples from the Corpus
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 [transitiveT] literary
SAD/UNHAPPYto make someone feel very sad and lonely 使悲傷，使感到孤苦 SYN devastate
David was desolated by his wife’s death.
妻子的死使戴維悲痛萬分。
n Grammar
Desolate is usually passive.
—desolated adjectiveadj
Examples from the Corpus
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”
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 11752 COCA: 12016
desolate

adjective¹

 1empty and depressing荒涼VERBS | ADVERB VERBS➤be, seem, stand荒涼；好像杳無人煙；人跡罕至◇The house stands desolate and empty.房子荒廢着，空無一人。➤become變得荒蕪一人▸➤leave sth讓⋯荒廢◇The land was left desolate.這塊土地已經荒廢了。ADVERB➤completely, quite完全廢棄；十分荒涼◇The landscape was completely desolate.景色十分荒涼。➤rather頗為荒涼◇a rather desolate place頗為荒涼的地方
desolate

adjective²

 2very unhappy憂傷VERBS | ADVERB VERBS➤be, feel, look, sound孤淒；感覺孤獨；看上去淒涼；聽起來孤淒◇He looked as desolate as Ruth felt.他看上去就像魯思感覺到的一樣孤獨淒涼。➤become變得淒涼ADVERB➤utterly十分淒涼◇She was utterly desolate after losing her baby.失去寶寶以後，她萬分孤寂。
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 11752 COCA: 12016
desolate adj.
⇨ bare (wild and desolate terrain) ⇨ lonely (She felt utterly desolate.)
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 11752 COCA: 12016
desolate
Empty of people or things: empty, blank, bare...
Lonely and isolated: lonely, isolated, alone...
Feeling sad or unhappy: sad, unhappy, gloomy...

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