desolate

英 [ˈdesələt , ˈdesəleɪt]

美 [ˈdesələt , ˈdesəleɪt]

adj. 无人居住的; 荒无人烟的; 荒凉的; 孤独凄凉的; 不幸的; 忧伤的
v. 使感到悲惨; 使感到凄凉; 使悲伤绝望

现在分词：desolating　过去式：desolated　第三人称单数：desolates　过去分词：desolated　

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同义词辨析

lone alone desolate lonely lonesome solitary【导航词义：孤独的，独自的】

loneadj. 孤零零的，独自的

〔辨析〕

可用于修饰人或事物，只作定语。

〔例证〕

a lone flight
单独飞行
He lives a lone life in the country.
他孤身一人在乡下生活。
A lone gull flew across the sky.
一只孤单的海鸥从天空飞过。

aloneadj. 单独的，孤苦的，孤独的

〔辨析〕

指独自一人的，或因没有亲友相伴而孤单寂寞的，只作表语。

〔例证〕

She was alone in the classroom.
她独自一人在教室里。
He feels lonely when he is alone.
他一个人的时候，就感到孤独。
He felt all alone in the world.
他感到自己在这个世界上无依无靠。

desolateadj. 孤单凄凉的；荒凉的

〔辨析〕

语义强烈，指某人极度孤独悲伤的；也指某地因无人居住而荒凉的。

〔例证〕

I felt so desolate and so angry.
我感到无比悲愤。
It was sparsely wooded and desolate.
这里树木稀少，荒无人烟。

lonelyadj. 孤独的，寂寞的；荒凉的

〔辨析〕

指感到寂寞的或在孤单中度过的；也指地方人迹罕至的，只作定语。

〔例证〕

The lonely child longs for the caress of his mother.
这个孤独的孩子渴望母亲的爱抚。
He has so few friends that his life is very lonely.
他的朋友很少，因此生活很孤单。
We found a lonely road.
我们发现了一条偏僻的道路。

lonesomeadj. 〈美〉孤寂的；荒凉的

〔辨析〕

与 lonely 基本同义，常可换用。

〔例证〕

She felt lonesome/lonely without children.
没有孩子，她一个人感到很寂寞。
It is a lonesome/lonely spot near the canyon.
那是靠近峡谷的一个人烟稀少的地方。

solitaryadj. 独自的，孤单的；喜欢独处的

〔辨析〕

指单独做某事的或无其他人、事物等相伴的；形容人、动物等时可指生性孤僻的，通常作定语。

〔例证〕

She led a solitary life.
她过着独居生活。
Pandas are solitary creatures.
熊猫是喜欢独处的动物。

牛津词典

adj.

无人居住的；荒无人烟的；荒凉的
empty and without people, making you feel sad or frightened
1. a bleak and desolate landscape
  一片荒凉的景色
孤独凄凉的；不幸的；忧伤的
very lonely and unhappy

verb

使感到悲惨；使感到凄凉；使悲伤绝望
to make sb feel sad and without hope
1. She had been desolated by the death of her friend.
  朋友的去世使她感到十分悲伤。

柯林斯词典

The adjective is pronounced /'desələt/. The verb is pronounced /'desəleɪt/. 形容词读作/'desələt/，动词读作 /'desəleɪt/。

ADJ-GRADED 荒凉的;荒芜的;荒废的;无人烟的
Adesolateplace is empty of people and lacking in comfort.
1. ...a desolate landscape of flat green fields broken by marsh...
  平坦绿野被沼泽割裂开的荒凉景色
2. Half-ruined, hardly a building untouched, it's a desolate place.
  这里大半遭毁，几乎没有一栋建筑完好无损，变成了一块荒废之地。
ADJ-GRADED 凄凉的;孤寂的;孤独忧伤的
If someone isdesolate, they feel very sad, alone, and without hope.
1. He was desolate without her.
  没有她，他感到孤独而凄凉。
VERB 使不悦;使痛苦;使悲惨
If somethingdesolatesyou, it upsets you and makes you very unhappy.
1. Their inclination to wait and demand more resources desolated President Lincoln.
  他们总是等待并要求得到更多资财的倾向让林肯总统甚感不快。

英英释义

verb

cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
1. The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion
Synonym:lay waste towastedevastateravagescourge
reduce in population
1. The epidemic depopulated the countryside
Synonym:depopulate
leave someone who needs or counts on you
1. The mother deserted her children
Synonym:abandonforsakedesert

adj

crushed by grief
1. depressed and desolate of soul
2. a low desolate wail
providing no shelter or sustenance
1. bare rocky hills
2. barren lands
3. the bleak treeless regions of the high Andes
4. the desolate surface of the moon
5. a stark landscape
Synonym:barebarrenbleakstark

双语例句

She recognized the country more precisely, the desolate marsh and the sea.
她对乡村景色的辩认更细致入微了，她看见了那片荒凉的沼泽地和海。
Land that is desolate, barren, or ravaged.
荒原荒凉、贫瘠或遭到毁坏之土地。
They changed the desolate hand into a prosperous town.
他们把这个不毛之地变成了一个繁荣的小镇。
It's a bleak and desolate part of the country.
这儿是这座城市中荒凉而了无人烟的地方。
Surf booms upon a desolate shore.
激浪轰隆隆地拍打着荒凉的海岸。
Danger awaits you on this the desolate beauty, and perhaps Martians too.
危险在这种美丽荒凉中等待着你，也许还有火星人。
This place is so cold and desolate.
这个地方是如此寒冷和荒凉。
Half-ruined, hardly a building untouched, it's a desolate place.
这里大半遭毁，几乎没有一栋建筑完好无损，变成了一块荒废之地。
Air quite desolate and chapfallen.
空气相当荒凉和沮丧。
Numerous factories have sprung up in this once desolate erea.
过去这一带满目苍凉，现在却有了无数的工厂。