desolate

desolatedesolateD.J.:[ˈdesəlit]K.K.:[ˈdɛsəlɪt]adj.1.■无人的, 荒凉的The house was desolate, ready to be torn down.这房子没人居住, 等着拆除。2.■阴郁的, 孤独凄凉的He has been desolate since his wife died.自从妻子去世后, 他一直很孤独。[ˈdesəleit]vt.1.■毁坏, 极大地破坏War has desolated that city.战争毁坏了那个城市。2.■使沮丧, 使痛苦Her death desolated him.她的死使他很痛苦。

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desolate['desələt; 'desəleit]adj.1.■孤独的，孤寂的，孤单的；独居的，单独的；沉闷的，阴郁的，忧郁的，令人沮丧的2.■感到被(朋友等)遗弃的；凄凉的；悲惨的3.■可怜的，不幸的4.■无人居住的；荒无人烟的，荒凉的，荒芜的，不毛的5.■不适于居住的，废弃的，荒废的，处于废墟状态的vt.1.■使荒芜，使荒凉，使荒废，使杳无人迹，使荒无人烟；使不适于居住；损毁，破坏：Many coastal towns were desolated by the hurricane.许多沿海城镇遭到飓风袭击而荒芜。coastal villages desolated by the tornado遭到龙卷风袭击而荒无人烟的沿海村庄2.■遗弃，抛弃，丢弃：She has the feeling of being desolated by her friend.她感到被她的朋友抛弃(或遗弃)了。3.■使孤寂，使孤独凄凉，使悲惨，使不幸，使痛苦：We were desolated by the death of our good friend.我们好朋友的去世使我们很难过。变形 vt.desolateddesolating

desolatedesolate[ˈdesəlit]adj.1.■无人烟的, 荒凉的; 荒芜的2.■孤独的; 孤寂的; 凄凉的, 不幸的, 可怜的a desolate house废屋The little children were left desolate.孩子们被抛下无人照管。

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词性变化desolate[ˈdesəlit]vt.[ˈdesəleit]1.■使荒芜[成废墟, 无人烟]2.■使凄凉, 使孤独, 使悲惨; 遗弃The invading army desolated the country.入侵的军队使那个国家饱受蹂躏。

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继承用法desolatelyadv.desolatenessn.desolater,-torn.1.■造成荒凉的人或物-tingly

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词性变化desolate[ˈdesəlit]adv.