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forlorn adj.孤独的；凄凉的；渺茫的 (1) 她脸上有一种孤独的神情。(2) 她看上去又可怜又孤独，对于答应来看她的朋友的到来已不抱希望。(3) 他做了最后一次几乎无望的努力。(4) 我们俩人都私下怀着一线渺茫的希望。 When someone is forlorn it means that they not only feel miserable but simultaneously desolate because they also believe they are alone. Forlorn is a very old word in English, and in fact it comes from the Old English word forlesen and means "to lose completely." Synonyms for forlorn all have fairly sad meanings: disconsolate, pessimistic, despairing, despondent, abandoned, depressed, desperate.

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英 [fə'lɔːn] 美 [fər'lɔːrn] (1) She had a forlorn look on her face.(2) She looked wretched and forlorn, despairing of the arrival of a friend who had promised to meet her.(3) He made his final forlorn attempt.(4) Privately, both of us nursed a forlorn hope. Sniff, sniff, boo-hoo... use the adjective forlorn to express loneliness and feeling left out. 1[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]孤苦伶仃的；愁苦的 If someone is forlorn, they feel alone and unhappy.   [ADJ n]  [LITERARY 文]One of the demonstrators, a young woman, sat forlorn on the pavement...一名年轻的女示威者独自一人坐在人行路上。He looked a forlorn figure as he limped off after 26 minutes.26 分钟之后他一瘸一拐地走出来，显得孤单凄凉。forlornlyA Dutch newspaper photographed the president waiting forlornly in the rain.一份荷兰报纸拍到了总统形单影只地在雨中等待的照片。2[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]无人居住的；荒凉的；废弃的 If a place is forlorn, it is deserted and not cared for, or has little in it.   [LITERARY 文]They headed inland on a forlorn road that was rutted and pocked...他们沿着一条坑坑洼洼布满车辙印的荒凉小路向内地进发。The once glorious palaces stood empty and forlorn.昔日金碧辉煌的宫殿显得空寂而又荒凉。forlornlyIt is stranded somewhat forlornly in the middle of the plain.它有些孤零零地立在平原中央。3[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](希望、尝试等)没有成功机会的，无谓的 A forlorn hope or attempt is one that you think has no chance of success.   [usu ADJ n]Peasants have left the land in the forlorn hope of finding a better life in cities.农民离开土地，希望能在城市找到更好的生活，却不知道这根本难以实现。...a forlorn effort to keep from losing my mind.试图不让自己丧失理智的无谓努力forlornlyHis father forlornly hoped someone might have seen them.他的父亲徒然地希望有人可能看见他们。

英语单词	forlorn
英美音标	英 [fə'lɔːn] 美 [fər'lɔːrn]
中文释义	adj.孤独的；凄凉的；渺茫的
英语例句	(1) She had a forlorn look on her face. (2) She looked wretched and forlorn, despairing of the arrival of a friend who had promised to meet her. (3) He made his final forlorn attempt. (4) Privately, both of us nursed a forlorn hope.
中文例句	(1) 她脸上有一种孤独的神情。 (2) 她看上去又可怜又孤独，对于答应来看她的朋友的到来已不抱希望。 (3) 他做了最后一次几乎无望的努力。 (4) 我们俩人都私下怀着一线渺茫的希望。
vocabulary简明	Sniff, sniff, boo-hoo... use the adjective forlorn to express loneliness and feeling left out.
vocabulary扩展	When someone is forlorn it means that they not only feel miserable but simultaneously desolate because they also believe they are alone. Forlorn is a very old word in English, and in fact it comes from the Old English word forlesen and means "to lose completely." Synonyms for forlorn all have fairly sad meanings: disconsolate, pessimistic, despairing, despondent, abandoned, depressed, desperate.
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]孤苦伶仃的；愁苦的 If someone is forlorn, they feel alone and unhappy. [ADJ n] [LITERARY 文] One of the demonstrators, a young woman, sat forlorn on the pavement... 一名年轻的女示威者独自一人坐在人行路上。 He looked a forlorn figure as he limped off after 26 minutes. 26 分钟之后他一瘸一拐地走出来，显得孤单凄凉。 forlornly A Dutch newspaper photographed the president waiting forlornly in the rain. 一份荷兰报纸拍到了总统形单影只地在雨中等待的照片。 2 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]无人居住的；荒凉的；废弃的 If a place is forlorn, it is deserted and not cared for, or has little in it. [LITERARY 文] They headed inland on a forlorn road that was rutted and pocked... 他们沿着一条坑坑洼洼布满车辙印的荒凉小路向内地进发。 The once glorious palaces stood empty and forlorn. 昔日金碧辉煌的宫殿显得空寂而又荒凉。 forlornly It is stranded somewhat forlornly in the middle of the plain. 它有些孤零零地立在平原中央。 3 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](希望、尝试等)没有成功机会的，无谓的 A forlorn hope or attempt is one that you think has no chance of success. [usu ADJ n] Peasants have left the land in the forlorn hope of finding a better life in cities. 农民离开土地，希望能在城市找到更好的生活，却不知道这根本难以实现。 ...a forlorn effort to keep from losing my mind. 试图不让自己丧失理智的无谓努力 forlornly His father forlornly hoped someone might have seen them. 他的父亲徒然地希望有人可能看见他们。

Forlorn Adj Graded 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词 Forlornly Ly Looked Despairing Sniff