desolate

US [ˈdesələt]
UK ['desələt]
  • adj.无人居住的；荒无人烟的；荒凉的；孤独凄凉的
  • v.使感到悲惨；使感到凄凉；使悲伤绝望
  • Web荒芜的；孤独的；冷淡丨
Past Participle：desolated  Present Participle：desolating  Simple Present：desolates  

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desolate
adj.
1.
无人居住的；荒无人烟的；荒凉的empty and without people, making you feel sad or frightened
a bleak and desolate landscape
一片荒凉的景色
2.
孤独凄凉的；不幸的；忧伤的very lonely and unhappy
v.
1.
[usupass]
~ sb
使感到悲惨；使感到凄凉；使悲伤绝望to make sb feel sad and without hope
She had been desolated by the death of her friend.
朋友的去世使她感到十分悲伤。

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AllAll,无人居住的无人居住的,荒无人烟的荒无人烟的,荒凉的荒凉的,孤独凄凉的孤独凄凉的,使感到悲惨使感到悲惨,使感到凄凉使感到凄凉,使悲伤绝望使悲伤绝望,荒芜的荒芜的,孤独的孤独的,冷淡丨冷淡丨
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1.
Ai-ling Zhang was the legend of the times as the outlandish clothes she wore. But the legendary female was desolate from her heart.
张爱玲像她身上所穿的奇装异服一样是那个时代的传奇，但这位颇具传奇色彩的女子，其内心是凄凉的、孤独的。
zhāng ài líng xiàng tā shēn shàng suǒ chuān de qí zhuāng yì fú yí yàng shì nà ge shí dài de chuán qí , dàn zhè wèi pō jù chuán qí sè cǎi de nǚ zǐ , qí nèi xīn shì qī liáng de 、 gū dú de 。
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2.
In pity for the desolate side spring leaves to it a kiss that fluttered in a lonely leaf.
为了怜惜那荒凉的树枝，春天留给它曾在一片孤叶里震动过的一吻。
wèi le lián xī nà huāng liáng de shù zhī , chūn tiān liú gěi tā céng zài yī piàn gū yè lǐ zhèn dòng guò de yī wěn 。
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3.
There all seemed to be silent and desolate; and a feeling of loneliness and desertion came over him to increase the gloom of the moment.
那里一切都是静悄悄的，好象没有一个人，一阵孤独和被抛弃的感觉袭上他的心头。这越发加深了他当时的凄凉心境。
nà li yí qiè dōu shì jìng qiāo qiāo de , hǎo xiàng méi yǒu yī gè rén , yí zhèn gū dú hé bèi pāo qì de gǎn jué xí shàng tā de xīn tóu 。 zhè yuè fā jiā shēn le tā dāng shí de qī liáng xīn jìng 。
4.
Life is rough and bumpy desolate a, but it out of their own that beauty, aunt, was still happy.
生活虽然坎坎坷坷凄凉悲切，但必竟走出了属于自己的那份美丽，姨，依然是幸福的。
shēng huó suī rán kǎn kǎn kē kē qī liáng bēi qiē , dàn bì jìng zǒu chū le shǔ yú zì jǐ de nà fèn měi lì , yí , yī rán shì xìng fú de 。
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5.
She thought of her own desolate fate , far from her native land.
她想到自己孤寂的命运，远离自己的国土。
tā xiǎng dào zì jǐ gū jì de mìng yùn , yuǎn lí zì jǐ de guó tǔ 。
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6.
Such a stark contrast between the dark desolate lifeless desert of northern Africa and the Nile River teeming with life along its shores.
与非洲北部毫无人烟的沙漠荒凉和黑暗有着天壤之别，尼罗河给她两岸地区带来无限的生机。
yǔ fēi zhōu běi bù háo wú rén yān de shā mò huāng liáng hé hēi àn yǒu zhe tiān rǎng zhī bié , ní luó hé gěi tā liǎng àn dì qū dài lái wú xiàn de shēng jī 。
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7.
Lonesome voice in cold winter rings out to seem to be so suddenly, desolate.
清冷的声音在寒冬响起显得那么的突兀，寂寥。
qīng lěng de shēng yīn zài hán dōng xiǎng qǐ xiǎn de nà me de tū wù , jì liáo 。
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8.
Midnight guest of the tour or listen to the wind lonely and helpless, desolate the hearts of a lonely call, he said.
客居的游子夜听风吹叶落或是寒雨敲窗，孤寂无助，心中一片荒凉时他说那叫孤独。
kè jū de yóu zǐ yè tīng fēng chuī yè luò huò shì hán yǔ qiāo chuāng , gū jì wú zhù , xīn zhōng yī piàn huāng liáng shí tā shuō nà jiào gū dú 。
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9.
He looked rather determined now, in a desolate sort of way, and Carrie felt very sorry.
这时，他表情很坚决，只是有几分凄凉，嘉莉感到很难过。
zhè shí , tā biǎo qíng hěn jiān jué , zhǐ shì yǒu jǐ fēn qī liáng , jiā lì gǎn dào hěn nán guò 。
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10.
Shadow of the sticks whirling in the wind seems to be naughty in the water and pointing to a desolate wordless thought.
婆娑的枝影，在风中在水中似乎在调皮地比划着一种无言的臆惘。
pó suō de zhī yǐng , zài fēng zhōng zài shuǐ zhōng sì hū zài tiáo pí de bǐ hua zhe yī zhǒng wú yán de yì wǎng 。
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