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desolate adj.
⇨ bare (wild and desolate terrain) ⇨ lonely (She felt utterly desolate.)bare adjective bare ♦︎ exposed ♦︎ desolate ♦︎ windswept ♦︎ bleakThese words all describe places and natural features that are not covered with anything, usually because plants cannot grow there. 这些词均表示光秃秃的、荒芜的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆bare / desolate / bleak countryside / landscape / mountains◆an exposed / a desolate / a windswept / a bleak coast / hillside◆an exposed / a desolate / a bleak area◆desolate / windswept / bleak country / moors◆rather bare / exposed / desolate / bleak◆very bare / exposed / bleak■ bare (of trees or countryside) not covered with leaves; without plants or trees （树木）光秃秃的；（村野）荒芜的；寸草不生的◆The winter sun filtered through the bare branches of the trees.冬日的阳光透过树木光秃秃的枝桠。◆The windows looked out onto a bare field.窗户朝向一片荒芜的田野。■ exposed (especially written) (of a place) not protected from the weather by trees, buildings or high ground （地方）无遮蔽的，不遮挡风雨的◆The plant is suitable for both sheltered and exposed sites.有遮蔽和无遮蔽的地点都适合这种植物生长。◆The house is rather exposed to the weather.这栋房子周围毫无遮掩，暴露在风吹雨打之下。 see also exposed ⇨ vulnerable ■ desolate / /ˈdesələt/ / (written) (of a place) empty and without people, making you feel sad or frightened （地方）无人居住的，荒无人烟的，荒凉的◆They looked out on a bleak and desolate landscape.他们向外望去，触目一片荒凉。■ windswept / /ˈwɪndswept/ / (especially written) (of a place) having strong winds and little protection from them （地方）受大风吹的，当风的◆the windswept Atlantic coast受大风侵袭的大西洋海岸■ bleak / /bliːk/ / (especially written) (of a place) exposed, empty or with no pleasant features （地方）无遮掩的，荒凉的，索然无味的◆There is just a bleak expanse of concrete.只有一大片索然乏味的混凝土建筑群。◆It was a small bleak town near the main highway.那是主干道附近一个萧索的小镇。 lonely adjective lonely ♦︎ alone ♦︎ isolated ♦︎ homesick ♦︎ forlorn ♦︎ bereft ♦︎ desolateThese words all describe a person who is unhappy because they have no friends or little contact with other people. 这些词均表示孤独的、寂寞的。SYNONYM SCALE 词义标尺 下图显示这些词所表达孤独的程度| lonely | ➔ | alone | ➔ | desolate | | isolated | | forlorn | | | | homesick | | bereft | | |
PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to feel lonely / alone / isolated / homesick / forlorn / bereft / desolate◆utterly alone / isolated / bereft / desolate◆desperately / terribly lonely / homesick■ lonely unhappy because you have no friends or people to talk to 孤独的；寂寞的◆She lives alone and often feels lonely.她孑然一身，常常感到寂寞。◆The support they give to lonely old people is invaluable.他们给予孤寡老人的帮助是十分宝贵的。 see also loneliness ⇨ privacy ■ alone [not before noun] (rather informal) unhappy because you have no friends or people to talk to or help you 孤苦伶仃；无依无靠；孤独；寂寞◆I've been so alone since you went away.你走了以后我一直很寂寞。◆Carol felt all alone in the world.卡罗尔感到自己在世界上无依无靠。NOTE 辨析 Lonely or alone? Alone is slightly more informal than lonely and cannot be used before a noun; it can also suggest that sb feels not only lonely but also vulnerable (= likely to be hurt) in some way. * alone与lonely相比稍显不太正式，且不能用在名词前；此外alone还略含一种孤独并脆弱的感觉。■ isolated / /ˈaɪsəleɪtɪd/ / without much contact with other people and often unhappy because of this 孤独的；孤立的◆I felt very isolated in my new job.我在新的工作岗位上觉得很孤立。◆Elderly people easily become socially isolated.上了年纪的人很容易变得与社会隔绝。 see also isolation ⇨ privacy ■ homesick / /ˈhəʊmsɪk; NAmE ˈhoʊmsɪk/ unhappy because you are away from home and you miss your family and friends 思乡的；想家的◆I felt homesick for Scotland.我思念故乡苏格兰。◆Seeing other families together made him terribly homesick.看到别人阖家团圆使他非常想家。▸ homesickness noun [uncountable] ◆She soon got over her homesickness.她的思乡情绪很快就缓解了。■ forlorn /fəˈlɔːn; NAmE fərˈlɔːrn/ (written) appearing lonely and unhappy 孤苦伶仃的；孤独凄凉的◆She looked so forlorn, standing there in the pouring rain.她站在瓢泼大雨中，显得孤苦伶仃。■ bereft /bɪˈreft/ / [not before noun] (rather formal) very unhappy and lonely because you have lost sb/sth 感到失落；感到凄凉◆He was utterly bereft when his wife died.妻子去世后，他十分凄凉。■ desolate / /ˈdesələt/ / [not usually before noun] very lonely and unhappy 孤独凄凉；悲伤◆The thought that her husband did not want the baby made her feel utterly desolate.一想到丈夫不愿意要这个孩子，她就十分忧伤。 see also desolation ⇨ despair noun |