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单词 desolateness
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
des•o•late /adj. ˈdɛsəlɪt; v. -ˌleɪt/USA pronunciation   adj., v., -lat•ed, -lat•ing. 
adj. 
  1. barren;
    empty of people;
    deserted:a treeless, desolate landscape.
  2. feeling lonely or hopeless;
    forlorn:desolate over the loss of her job.

v. [ + obj]
  1. to destroy, demolish, or devastate:coastal towns desolated by the storm.
  2. to make sad or distressed:desolated by the death of their good friend.
des•o•late•ly, adv. 
des•o•late•ness, n. [uncountable]See -sole-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
des•o•late  (adj. desə lit;v. desə lāt′),USA pronunciation adj., v., -lat•ed, -lat•ing. 
adj. 
  1. barren or laid waste;
    devastated:a treeless, desolate landscape.
  2. deprived or destitute of inhabitants;
    deserted;
    uninhabited.
  3. solitary;
    lonely:a desolate place.
  4. having the feeling of being abandoned by friends or by hope;
    forlorn.
  5. dreary;
    dismal;
    gloomy:desolate prospects.

v.t. 
  1. to lay waste;
    devastate.
  2. to deprive of inhabitants;
    depopulate.
  3. to make disconsolate.
  4. to forsake or abandon.
  • Latin dēsōlātus forsaken, past participle of dēsōlāre, equivalent. to dē- de- + sōlāre to make lonely, derivative of sōlus sole1; see -ate1
  • Middle English 1325–75
deso•late•ly, adv. 
deso•late•ness, n. 
deso•lat′er, deso•la′tor, n. 
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged ravaged.
    • 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged desert.
    • 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged lonesome, lost; miserable, wretched, woebegone, woeful, inconsolable, cheerless, hopeless. Desolate, disconsolate, forlorn suggest one who is in a sad and wretched condition. The desolate person is deprived of human consolation, relationships, or presence:desolate and despairing.The disconsolate person is aware of the efforts of others to console and comfort, but is unable to be relieved or cheered by them:She remained disconsolate even in the midst of friends.The forlorn person is lost, deserted, or forsaken by friends:wretched and forlorn in a strange city.
    • 6.See corresponding entry in Unabridged ravage, ruin.
    • 8.See corresponding entry in Unabridged sadden, depress.
    • 9.See corresponding entry in Unabridged desert.
    • 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged delighted, happy.

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