desolate

['desəleit,'desəlit]

adj.荒凉的, 荒芜的, 孤单寂寞的

例句与用法:

A novel in a style emphasizing the grotesque, mysterious, and desolate.

哥特式小说着重描写怪诞、恐怖和孤寂的小说

Land that is desolate, barren, or ravaged.

荒原荒凉、贫瘠或遭到毁坏之土地

Bands of outlaws lived in the desolate mountains after breaking the laws.

成群的歹徒犯法后栖身于荒山中。

The rocky, desolate surface of the moon.

月球多石的、荒凉的表面

词形变化:

副词: desolately | 名词: desolateness | 动词过去式: desolated | 动词过去分词: desolated | 动词现在分词: desolating | 动词第三人称单数: desolates |

详细释义:

a.

1. 荒芜的, 无人烟的

We saw few houses in the desolate valley.

在这荒凉的山谷里, 我们很少见到房子。

2. 孤寂的, 凄凉的


vt.

使荒芜; 使孤寂[H]

The land was desolated by floods.

洪水使田野荒芜。