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desolate
adj
1 (of a place) deserted and miserable (指地方)无人烟的, 荒凉的, 荒芜的
a desolate industrial landscape 工业废墟
a desolate, windswept moorland area 荒凉的、 受强风吹袭的高沼地区.
2 miserable and without friends; lonely and sad 凄凉而无友的; 孤凄的
a desolate person, life, existence 孤独而凄凉的人、 生活、 生活情况
We all felt absolutely desolate when she left. 她走後, 我们都觉得万分孤寂.
desolate v [Tn esp passive 尤用於被动语态]
1 leave (a place) ruined and deserted 使(某处)沦为废墟; 使荒凉
a city desolated by civil strife 遭内乱破坏的城市.
2 make (sb) sad and hopeless 使(某人)悲伤绝望
a family desolated by the loss of a child 因失去孩子而悲痛欲绝的一家人.
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