The adjective is pronounced /'desələt/. The verb is pronounced /'desəleɪt/. 形容词读作/'desələt/,动词读作 /'desəleɪt/。
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[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。
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[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。
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[VERB 动词]使不悦;使痛苦;使悲惨 If something
desolates you, it upsets you and makes you very unhappy.
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。