forlorn

US [fərˈlɔrn]
UK [fə(r)ˈlɔː(r)n]
  • adj.孤苦伶仃的；孤独凄凉的；荒芜的；不大可能成功的
  • Web被遗弃的；绝望的；孤独的

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forlorn
adj.
1.
孤苦伶仃的；孤独凄凉的appearing lonely and unhappy
She looked so forlorn, standing there in the rain.
她站在雨中，显得孤苦伶仃。
2.
凄凉的；荒芜的not cared for and with no people in it
Empty houses quickly take on a forlorn look.
空无一人的房屋很快就显得凄凉。
3.
不大可能成功的；难以实现的unlikely to succeed, come true, etc.
She waited in the forlorn hope that he would one day come back to her.
她几乎毫无指望地等待他有一天会回到她的身边。
His father smiled weakly in a forlorn attempt to reassure him that everything was all right.
他父亲淡淡地一笑，枉然地试图要他放心，一切都安然无恙。

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AllAll,孤苦伶仃的孤苦伶仃的,孤独凄凉的孤独凄凉的,荒芜的荒芜的,不大可能成功的不大可能成功的,被遗弃的被遗弃的,绝望的绝望的,孤独的孤独的
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1.
Thus we may have a forlorn hope of making a bridge between them in the next two or three weeks.
由此可见近两、三周内在他们之间进行沟通的希望渺茫。
yóu cǐ kě jiàn jìn liǎng 、 sān zhōu nèi zài tā men zhī jiān jìn xíng gōu tōng de xī wàng miǎo máng 。
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2.
But the little bum had more patience than I had and just lay there most of the time chewing his cud in forlorn bitter-lipped thought.
但小老头比我更堪忍，他很多时只是躺身那里，咬着孤苦伶仃的嘴唇反复思量。
dàn xiǎo lǎo tóu bǐ wǒ gèng kān rěn , tā hěn duō shí zhǐ shì tǎng shēn nà li , yǎo zhe gū kǔ líng dīng de zuǐ chún fǎn fù sī liang 。
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3.
I began to feel a little forlorn, having been parted from my husband Top and our five children almost a month now.
我开始觉得有点被遗弃的感觉，因为到现在与我的丈夫托普和五个孩子分开快一个月了。
wǒ kāi shǐ jué de yǒu diǎn bèi yí qì de gǎn jué , yīn wèi dào xiàn zài yǔ wǒ de zhàng fu tuō pǔ hé wǔ gè hái zi fēn kāi kuài yī gè yuè le 。
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4.
This was a forlorn hope--he was almost sure that Wilson had no friend: there was not enough of him for his wife.
这是一个渺茫的希望——他几乎可以肯定威尔逊一个朋友也没有，他连个老婆都照顾不了。
zhè shì yī gè miǎo máng de xī wàng —— tā jī hū kě yǐ kěn dìng wēi ěr xùn yī gè péng yǒu yě méi yǒu , tā lián gè lǎo pó dōu zhào gù bù liǎo 。
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5.
The forlorn smile with which she said it, so touched him, that tears started from his eyes.
她说话时候的那种惨淡笑容很感动了他，以至泪水从他的眼里落下。
tā shuō huà shí hou de nà zhǒng cǎn dàn xiào róng hěn gǎn dòng le tā , yǐ zhì lèi shuǐ cóng tā de yǎn lǐ luò xià 。
6.
They look forlorn, even somewhat dazed, but otherwise seem to be being correctly treated.
他们看起来孤独，甚至有点茫然，但在其他方面似乎受到合理的对待。
tā men kàn qǐ lái gū dú , shèn zhì yǒu diǎn máng rán , dàn zài qí tā fāng miàn sì hū shòu dào hé lǐ de duì dài 。
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7.
She cried so bitterly and looked so forlorn and heartbroken and ashamed as she faltered out her woeful story.
她断断续续地叙说着不幸的遭遇，哭得非常伤心，那样子极为孤独，悲伤而惭愧。
tā duàn duàn xù xù de xù shuō zhe bú xìng de zāo yù , kū de fēi cháng shāng xīn , nà yàng zǐ jí wéi gū dú , bēi shāng ér cán kuì 。
8.
The sort of sway Beijing exerts contrasts markedly with Tokyo's rather forlorn attempts at regional leadership.
北京施加的影响与日本政府争夺地区领导力的无望尝试形成了鲜明对比。
běi jīng shī jiā de yǐng xiǎng yǔ rì běn zhèng fǔ zhēng duó dì qū lǐng dǎo lì de wú wàng cháng shì xíng chéng le xiān míng duì bǐ 。
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But in daily life, researchers studying older people have found, cortisol might be helpful in getting the forlorn out of bed.
但在日常生活中，研究老年人的人员发现，皮质醇可能会帮助“被遗弃者”免于卧床不起。
dàn zài rì cháng shēng huó zhōng , yán jiū lǎo nián rén de rén yuán fā xiàn , pí zhì chún kě néng huì bāng zhù " bèi yí qì zhě " miǎn yú wò chuáng bù qǐ 。
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10.
But it's a deed to be reserved for a forlorn hope; I'd not take Linton by surprise with it.
但是为了一个可怜的希望，还是值得活下来——我不愿突然打击林惇。
dàn shì wèi le yī gè kě lián de xī wàng , hái shì zhí de huó xià lái —— wǒ bú yuàn tū rán dǎ jī lín dūn 。
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