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Desolate Feel 重点词汇 Adj 荒废的 孤独的 Deserted Place

Front desolate
Pron ['desələt]
Back 【DESOLATE】
A few desolate houses stood in the former mining town.
在早期的采矿小镇,立着些荒废的房屋。
【重点词汇】
desolate adj. 1. 荒废的 2. 孤独的
【DESOLATE】
She has led a desolate life since her husband's death.
自从她丈夫死后,她就过着孤独的生活。
【重点词汇】
desolate adj. 1. 荒废的 2. 孤独的
Vocab
desolateproviding no shelter or sustenance

If you feel alone, left out, and devastated, you feel desolate. A deserted, empty, depressing place can be desolate too.

If you know the word deserted, you have a clue to the meaning of desolate, a grim word that can describes feelings and places. When a person feels desolate, he feels deserted, lonely, hopeless, and sad. When a location is desolate, there's almost nothing there. Think of a rundown cabin in the middle of nowhere, with no running water and no stores or other people anywhere. That's a desolate setting. Being in a desolate place usually makes people feel desolate.

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