des.o.late
adj.(形容词)
Devoid of inhabitants; deserted:凄凉的:无人居住的;废弃的:例句:.streets which were usually so thronged now grown desolate.(Daniel Defoe).过去拥挤的街道现在荒芜了.(丹尼尔·迪福)
Barren; lifeless:荒凉的;无生命的:例句:the rocky, desolate surface of the moon.月球多石的、荒凉的表面
Rendered unfit for habitation or use:使不适于居住或使用的:例句:the desolate cities of war-torn Europe.欧洲经过战争蹂躏的无法居住的城市
Dreary; dismal.无生气的;忧郁的Bereft of friends or hope; sad and forlorn.See Synonyms at sad 失去朋友或希望的;伤心而孤独的参见 sadv.tr.(及物动词)des.o.lat.ed,des.o.lat.ing,des.o.lates[-l3t.] To rid or deprive of inhabitants.使无居民:除去居民To lay waste; devastate:使荒芜;使荒废:例句:.Here we have no wars to desolate our fields.(Michel Guillaume Jean de Crèvecoeur).这里,没有战争来摧毁我们的土地.(米歇尔·纪尧姆·让·德·克雷夫科尔)
To forsake; abandon.使荒弃;放弃To make lonely, forlorn, or wretched.使孤独,使凄凉,使忧郁
来源:Middle English 中古英语 from Latin dôsôl3tus [past participle of] dôsôl3re [to abandon] 源自 拉丁语 dôsôl3tus [] dôsôl3re的过去分词 [放弃] dô- [de-] dô- [前缀,表.使…离开.] sôlus [alone] * see s(w)e- sôlus [孤独,独自] *参见 s(w)e-
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des.olately
adv.(副词)des.olateness
n.(名词)des.olat.er 或
des.ola.tor
n.(名词)