desolate
英 ['des(ə)lət]
美['dɛsələt]
- adj. 荒凉的；无人烟的
- vt. 使荒凉；使孤寂
英英释意
- 1. leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch;
- "The mother deserted her children"
- 2. reduce in population;
- "The epidemic depopulated the countryside"
- 3. devastate or ravage;
- "The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion"
双语例句
- 1. 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。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. a bleak and desolate landscape
- 一片荒凉的景色
来自《权威词典》
- 3. The house was desolate, ready to be torn down.
- 这房子没人居住, 等着拆除.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. He has been desolate since his wife died.
- 自从妻子去世后,他一直很孤独.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. The town has a desolate visage.
- 这个镇子呈现出一片荒凉.
来自《简明英汉词典》