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des·o·late AHD[dĕsʹə-lĭt, dĕzʹ-] D.J.[ˈdesəlɪt, ˈdez-]K.K.[ˈdɛsəlɪt, ˈdɛz-]adj.（形容词）- Devoid of inhabitants; deserted:凄凉的：无人居住的；废弃的："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：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：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 sad
v.tr.（及物动词）des.o.lat.ed, des.o.lat.ing, des.o.lates[-lāt'] - To rid or deprive of inhabitants.使无居民：除去居民
- To lay waste; devastate:使荒芜；使荒废："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
- Middle English 中古英语
- from Latin dēsōlātus [past participle of] dēsōlāre [to abandon] 源自 拉丁语 dēsōlātus dēsōlāre的过去分词 [放弃]
- dē- [de-] dē- [前缀，表“使…离开”]
- sōlus [alone] * see s(w)e- sōlus [孤独，独自] * 参见 s(w)e-
desʹolately adv.（副词）desʹolateness n.（名词）desʹolat'er 或 desʹola'tor n.（名词） |