lonely
英 ['ləʊnlɪ]
美['lonli]
- adj. 寂寞的；偏僻的
- n. 孤独者
词态变化
比较级: lonelier;最高级: loneliest;名词: loneliness;
英英释意
- 1. lacking companions or companionship;
- "he was alone when we met him"
- "she is alone much of the time"
- "the lone skier on the mountain"
- "a lonely fisherman stood on a tuft of gravel"
- "a lonely soul"
- "a solitary traveler"
- 2. marked by dejection from being alone;
- "felt sad and lonely"
- "the loneliest night of the week"
- "lonesome when her husband is away"
- "spent a lonesome hour in the bar"
- 3. separated from or unfrequented by others; remote or secluded;
- "a lonely crossroads"
- "a solitary retreat"
- "a trail leading to an unfrequented lake"
- 4. enjoyed or performed alone;
- "a lonely existence"
- "his lonely room"
- "took a solitary walk"
- "enjoyed her solitary dinner"
- "solitary pursuits such as reading"
英文词源
- lonely
- lonely: [16] Lonely is a derivative of lone [14], itself a truncated form of alone. Another coinage based on lone is lonesome [17].
- lonely (adj.)
- c. 1600, "solitary, lone," from lone + -ly (1). Meaning "dejected for want of company" is from 1811. Lonely heart (n.) "a lonely-hearted person" is from 1922. Lonely hearted (adj.) is attested from 1820.
同义词辨析
lonely, alone, desolate, lone, solitary
这些形容词均有"孤单的，寂寞的"之意。
lonely： 强调孤独感，含"渴望和他人在一起"的意味。
alone： 普通用词，指独自一人的状态，有时含孤寂之意。
desolate： 语气强烈，强调遭受损失和失去亲人所带来的难以忍受的痛苦。
lone： 较文雅，可与lonely换用。
solitary： 可指因被遗忘或遗弃而产生的孤独感，也可指人的生性孤僻。
考试真题
- They were less likely to report symptoms of depression than those in the other facilities, for instance, and less likely to be bored or lonely.
出自-2016年6月阅读原文
- Blance spent a week in Hong Kong and photographed more than 60 signs; 22 of them appear in the series that capture the signs lighting up lonely streets—an approach that makes it easy to admire their colors and craftsmanship.
2018年6月四级真题（第一套）阅读 Section A
- I've never been lonely in all my life.
出自-2010年12月听力原文
- One could therefore present Napoleon in terms of his desire to impress or Churchill in terms of his lonely gloom.
2018年6月六级真题(第二套)阅读 Section B
- Sometimes we see things as human because we are lonely.
2019年12月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section A
- Dad said she was probably lonely, and that I ought to sit and listen and nod my head and smile, and Maybe she'd work it out of her system.
2017年高考英语浙江卷（11月） 阅读理解 阅读A 原文
- He reported the case to the police and then sat there, lost and lonely in strange city, thinking of the terrible troubles of getting all the paperwork organized again.
2014年高考英语全国卷2 阅读理解 阅读A 原文
实用场景例句
- She lives alone and often feels lonely.
- 她孑然一身，常感到寂寞。
牛津词典
- all those lonely nights at home watching TV
- 所有那些在家看电视的孤寂夜晚
牛津词典
- a lonely beach
- 人迹罕至的海滩
牛津词典
- [不可数名词]a period of loneliness in his life
- 他一生中孤苦伶仃的一段时间
牛津词典
- ...lonely people who just want to talk...
- 只想找人倾诉的孤独的人
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- I feel lonelier in the middle of London than I do on my boat in the middle of nowhere.
- 我身处伦敦市中心比驾船航行于茫茫大海更感到孤单。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- I desperately needed something to occupy me during those long, lonely nights.
- 在那一个个漫长、孤单的夜晚，我极需找点事做。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- ...her lonely childhood.
- 她寂寞的童年
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- It felt like the loneliest place in the world.
- 感觉这就像是天底下最荒凉的地方。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- ...dark, lonely streets.
- 昏暗偏僻的街道
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Set the Joint Display Scale to 10.
- 设置关节显示比例到10.
期刊摘选
- The old man was very lonely because so many of his friends were now dead and gone.
- 那个老人很孤独,因为他的许多朋友现在都已不在人世.
《简明英汉词典》
- Her widowhood condemns her to a lonely old age.
- 守寡使她不得不过着孤独的晚年生活.
《简明英汉词典》
- She has a soft place in her heart for all lonely people.
- 她同情所有孤独的人.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- The lonely student is starving for friendship.
- 那个寂寞的学生渴望友情.
《简明英汉词典》
- For three nights, the shepherd maintained his lonely vigil.
- 牧羊人孤零零地连续看守了三个晚上.
《简明英汉词典》
- They were condemned to spend a fortnight of idleness at that lonely island.
- 他们被迫在那个孤岛上待了两个星期.
《简明英汉词典》
- The lonely old man was much to be pitied by all of us.
- 那位孤独的老人得到了我们大家的同情.
《简明英汉词典》
- I don't feel lonely as I've made new friends here.
- 我在这里又交了新朋友,一点也不寂寞.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- A lonely feeling crept upon my spirit.
- 一种孤独感爬上我的心头.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- She realized that Johnson was trying to convey to her that he was lonely.
- 她意识到约翰逊是在尽力向她表达他的寂寞.
《简明英汉词典》
- I wandered lonely like a cloud.
- 我像一朵浮云般漂浮不定.
《简明英汉词典》
- That lonely, remote settlement blossomed into a charming little city.
- 那个寂寞而偏僻的开拓地变成了一个可爱的小城市.
《简明英汉词典》
- He doesn't feel lonely when he is left alone.
- 在只剩下他一个的时候,他并不感到孤独.
《现代英汉综合大词典》
- She lives alone and often feels lonely.
- 她孑然一身，常感到寂寞。
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
- a pathetic and lonely old man
- 可怜又孤独的老翁
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
- I would imagine she's quite lonely living on her own.
- 我猜想她一个人过肯定很孤独。
柯林斯例句