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Desolate Adj Graded 英[ˈdesələt 美[ˈdɛsəlɪt Adj.无人的;荒凉的;孤独的,凄凉的;荒废的;Vt.使荒无人烟,使荒芜;使凄凉,使孤单 荒凉的;荒芜的;荒废的;无人烟的 Place Empty

单词 desolate
音标
英[ˈdesələt] 美[ˈdɛsəlɪt]
解释
adj.无人的;荒凉的;孤独的,凄凉的;荒废的;vt.使荒无人烟,使荒芜;使凄凉,使孤单;
例句

ADJ-GRADED
荒凉的;荒芜的;荒废的;无人烟的
A desolate place is empty of people and lacking in comfort.
例:...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
例: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。

ADJ-GRADED
凄凉的;孤寂的;孤独忧伤的
If someone is desolate, they feel very sad, alone, and without hope.
例:He was desolate without her.没有她,他感到孤独而凄凉。

VERB
使不悦;使痛苦;使悲惨
If something desolates you, it upsets you and makes you very unhappy.
例: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。
变形
third:desolates~done:desolated~ing:desolating~past:desolated~

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