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desolate desolate ★☆☆☆☆The adjective is pronounced /'desələt/. The verb is pronounced /'desəleɪt/. 形容词读作/'desələt/，动词读作 /'desəleɪt/。1[ADJ-GRADED	能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]荒凉的；荒芜的；荒废的；无人烟的 A desolate place is empty of people and lacking in comfort. ...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。2[ADJ-GRADED	能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]凄凉的；孤寂的；孤独忧伤的 If someone is desolate, they feel very sad, alone, and without hope.   [usu v-link ADJ]  [LITERARY 文]He was desolate without her.没有她，他感到孤独而凄凉。3[VERB	动词]使不悦；使痛苦；使悲惨 If something desolates you, it upsets you and makes you very unhappy.   [V n]  [LITERARY 文]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。desolatedI saw them walk away and felt absolutely desolated.我看到他们走开了，感到万分悲凉。desolatingThey 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。 desolate1 adjectivedesolate2 verbdesolatedes‧o‧late1 /ˈdesələt/ adjective  Word Origin Examples Thesaurus 1a place that is desolate is empty and looks sad because there are no people there:  a desolate landscape2someone who is desolate feels very sad and lonely—desolately adverb—desolation /ˌdesəˈleɪʃən/ noun [uncountable]desolate1 adjectivedesolate2 verbdesolatedes‧o‧late2 /ˈdesəleɪt/ verb [transitive] literary  Examples  to make someone feel very sad and lonely  SYN  devastate:  David was desolated by his wife’s death.GRAMMAR Desolate is usually passive.—desolated adjective

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Collins	desolate ★☆☆☆☆ The adjective is pronounced /'desələt/. The verb is pronounced /'desəleɪt/. 形容词读作/'desələt/，动词读作 /'desəleɪt/。 1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]荒凉的；荒芜的；荒废的；无人烟的 A desolate place is empty of people and lacking in comfort. ...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 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。 2 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]凄凉的；孤寂的；孤独忧伤的 If someone is desolate, they feel very sad, alone, and without hope. [usu v-link ADJ] [LITERARY 文] He was desolate without her. 没有她，他感到孤独而凄凉。 3 [VERB 动词]使不悦；使痛苦；使悲惨 If something desolates you, it upsets you and makes you very unhappy. [V n] [LITERARY 文] 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。 desolated I saw them walk away and felt absolutely desolated. 我看到他们走开了，感到万分悲凉。 desolating 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。
Oxford	deso·late adjective , verb desolate desolates desolated desolating adjective / ˈdesələt ; NAmE ˈdesələt / 1 (of a place 地方 ) empty and without people, making you feel sad or frightened 无人居住的；荒无人烟的；荒凉的 ◆ a bleak and desolate landscape 一片荒凉的景色 2 very lonely and unhappy 孤独凄凉的；不幸的；忧伤的 SYN forlorn verb / ˈdesəleɪt ; NAmE ˈdesəleɪt / [usually passive ] desolatesb ( literary) to make sb feel sad and without hope 使感到悲惨；使感到凄凉；使悲伤绝望 ◆ She had been desolated by the death of her friend. 朋友的去世使她感到十分悲伤。 deso·late / ˈdesələt ; NAmE ˈdesələt /
LDC	desolate1 adjective desolate2 verb desolatedes‧o‧late1 /ˈdesələt/ adjective Word Origin Examples Thesaurus 1a place that is desolate is empty and looks sad because there are no people there: a desolate landscape2someone who is desolate feels very sad and lonely—desolately adverb—desolation /ˌdesəˈleɪʃən/ noun [uncountable] desolate1 adjective desolate2 verb desolatedes‧o‧late2 /ˈdesəleɪt/ verb [transitive] literary Examples to make someone feel very sad and lonely SYN devastate: David was desolated by his wife’s death.GRAMMAR Desolate is usually passive.—desolated adjective
WDF	desolate [ˈdesələt]desolated, desolating, desolates CET6TEM4考研GRETOEFLIELTS j12353 1149 83 496 254 189 127 ADJ16379 20154 Spoken: 106651370 荒凉的(78%)，荒芜的(20%)，孤单寂寞的(2%) adj.荒凉的；无人烟的 vt.使荒凉；使孤寂

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