desolate

🇺🇸 /ˈdesələt/ 🇬🇧 /ˈdesələt/
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adjective
R

empty and sad, with no people or life

The desolate town had empty streets and broken buildings.

这座荒凉的城镇有着空荡荡的街道和破败的建筑。

R

very lonely and unhappy

He felt completely desolate after his family moved away.

家人搬走后,他感到完全孤独凄凉。

verb
R

to make someone feel very sad and hopeless

The news of the disaster desolated the entire community.

灾难的消息使整个社区陷入绝望。

translation

adj. 荒凉的, 孤寂的
v. 使凄凉

词形变化

3rd Present desolates
Past desolated
Perfect desolated
Progressive desolating