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Desolation N Uncount 英[ˌdesəˈleɪʃn 美[ˌdɛsəˈleʃən ˌdɛz N.遗弃;荒凉;破坏;凄凉 凄凉;孤寂;悲怆;绝望 Feeling

单词 desolation
音标
英[ˌdesəˈleɪʃn] 美[ˌdɛsəˈleʃən, ˌdɛz-]
解释
n.遗弃;荒凉;破坏;凄凉;
例句

N-UNCOUNT
凄凉;孤寂;悲怆;绝望
Desolation is a feeling of great unhappiness and hopelessness.
例:Kozelek expresses his sense of desolation absolutely without self-pity.科泽莱克不带一丝顾影自怜地表达了自己的凄凉悲怆之感。

N-UNCOUNT
荒凉;荒芜;荒废;满目疮痍
If you refer to desolation in a place, you mean that it is empty and frightening, for example because it has been destroyed by a violent force or army.
例:We looked out upon a scene of desolation and ruin...我们放眼望去,眼前是一片荒凉的废墟。
例:She says the army left desolation and death through the whole of northern Morazan.她说军队在整个莫拉桑省北部留下了满目疮痍和遍野横尸。
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