desolated

英 [ˈdesəleɪtɪd]

美 [ˈdesəleɪtɪd]

v.  使感到悲惨; 使感到凄凉; 使悲伤绝望
desolate的过去分词和过去式

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柯林斯词典

The adjective is pronounced /'desələt/. The verb is pronounced /'desəleɪt/. 形容词读作/'desələt/，动词读作 /'desəleɪt/。


• ADJ-GRADED 荒凉的;荒芜的;荒废的;无人烟的
  Adesolateplace is empty of people and lacking in comfort.
  1. ...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
  2. 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 isdesolate, they feel very sad, alone, and without hope.
  1. 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 somethingdesolatesyou, it upsets you and makes you very unhappy.
  1. 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。

双语例句

• All I need on a desolated island is you and a palm tree.
  我只需要在荒芜的岛屿你和棕榈树。
• As a squadron leader you were sent in countless wars to leave a desolated battlefield for the following infantry.
  如一位你被送出数不尽的战争为下列的步兵离开一个被荒凉的战场骑兵营领袖。
• She had been desolated by the death of her friend.
  朋友的去世使她感到十分悲伤。
• Hanging out with little friends to some desolated places.
  和一两个朋友去人烟稀少的地方。
• No cataclysm has desolated the whole world.
  没有任何激变曾使整个世界变成荒芜。
• He desolated large parts of italy.
  他使意大利大部分地区人烟荒芜。
• Her death desolated him.
  她的死使他很痛苦。
• David felt utterly desolated at losing his job.
  戴维丢了工作，感到伤心透了。
• He took a last look back into the desolated room.
  他回头向那凄寂的房间看了最后一眼。
• The troops desolated the surrounding countryside during their raids.
  袭击中，军队把周围乡村搞得一片凄凉。