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单词 desolate
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desolate

But Scriptures say a kingdom divided against itself shall be made desolate.At the moment, that made the room seem all the more desolate.From the air they seem desolate, a place where a man could find true solitude.

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desolate

British English: desolate ADJECTIVE
A desolate place is empty of people and lacking in comfort.
...a desolate landscape of flat green fields.
  • American English: desolate
  • Brazilian Portuguese: desolado
  • Chinese: 荒凉的
  • European Spanish: desierto
  • French: désolé
  • German: trostlos
  • Italian: desolato
  • Japanese: 荒廃した
  • Korean: 황량한
  • European Portuguese: desolado
  • Latin American Spanish: desierto

Chinese translation of 'desolate'

desolate

(ˈdɛsəlɪt)

adj

  1. [place] 荒凉(涼)的 (huāngliáng de)
  2. [person] 孤寂的 (gūjì de)
(adjective) 
Definition
uninhabited and bleak
a desolate, barren place
Synonyms
uninhabited
an uninhabited island in the North Pacific
deserted
a deserted town
bare
a bare, draughty interviewing room
waste
Yarrow can be found growing wild on waste ground.
wild
one of the few wild areas remaining in the South East
ruined
bleak
The island's pretty bleak.
solitary
a boy of eighteen in a solitary house in the Ohio countryside
barren
the Tibetan landscape of the high barren mountains
dreary
a dreary little town in the Midwest
godforsaken
I don't want to stay in this God-forsaken country.
unfrequented
The reference library is quite unfrequented as a rule.
Opposites
inhabited
,
populous
(adjective) 
Definition
gloomy or dismal
I was desolate without her.
Synonyms
miserable
She went to bed, miserable and depressed.
depressed
He seemed somewhat depressed.
lonely
lonely people who just want to talk
lonesome mainly US, Canadian)
I've grown so lonesome, thinking of you.
gloomy
He is gloomy about the fate of the economy.
dismal
You can't occupy yourself with dismal thoughts all the time.
melancholy
It was at this time of day that I felt most melancholy.
forlorn
He looked a forlorn figure as he limped off.
bereft
dejected
Everyone has days when they feel dejected or down.
despondent
He often felt despondent after these meetings.
downcast
a glum, downcast expression
wretched
The wretched look on the dog's face melted his heart.
disconsolate
He was looking increasingly disconsolate.
down in the dumps (informal)
cheerless
They were like a restless, cheerless throng of lost souls.
comfortless
companionless
Opposites
happy
,
cheerful
,
joyous
,
light-hearted
(verb) 
Definition
to make wretched or forlorn
I was desolated by the news.
Synonyms
deject
depress
The state of the country depresses me.
distress
I did not want to frighten or distress her.
discourage
Don't let this setback discourage you.
dismay
He was dismayed to learn that he wasn't a very nice person.
grieve
It grieved me to see him in such distress.
daunt
Nothing evil could daunt them.
dishearten
These conditions dishearten people and undermine their hope.
Opposites
encourage
,
cheer
,
nourish
,
hearten
(verb) 
Definition
to make barren
A great famine desolated the country.
Synonyms
destroy
The building was completely destroyed.
ruin
Roads have been destroyed and crops ruined.
devastate
A fire devastated large parts of the castle.
ravage
Drought ravaged the area.
lay low
lay waste
despoil (formal)
the modern day industry which has despoiled the town
depopulate

Additional synonyms

in the sense of bare
Definition
lacking appropriate furnishings, etc.
a bare, draughty interviewing room
Synonyms
empty,
wanting,
mean,
lacking,
deserted,
vacant,
void,
scarce,
barren,
uninhabited,
unoccupied,
scanty,
unfurnished
in the sense of barren
the Tibetan landscape of the high barren mountains
Synonyms
desolate,
empty,
desert,
bare,
waste
in the sense of bleak
Definition
exposed and barren
The island's pretty bleak.
Synonyms
exposed,
open,
empty,
raw,
bare,
stark,
barren,
desolate,
gaunt,
windswept,
weather-beaten,
unsheltered

Synonyms of 'desolate'

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