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Desolate Feel Deserted Place Word People Desələt I

Front desolate
Pron ['desələt]
Back 【DESOLATE】
I was very desolate when my mother died last year.
母亲去年过世时,我非常孤独。
【重点词汇】
desolate adj. 孤独的 反: cozy
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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