desolation

[英] [ˌdesəˈleɪʃən, ˌdez-] [美] [ˌdɛsəˈleʃən, ˌdɛz-] 生词本

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1. N-UNCOUNT 凄凉;孤寂;悲怆;绝望 Desolation is a feeling of great unhappiness and hopelessness. 
  • Kozelek expresses his sense of desolation absolutely without self-pity.

    科泽莱克不带一丝顾影自怜地表达了自己的凄凉悲怆之感。

2. N-UNCOUNT 荒凉;荒芜;荒废;满目疮痍 If you refer to desolation in a place, you mean that it is empty and frightening, for example because it has been destroyed by a violent force or army. 
  • We looked out upon a scene of desolation and ruin...

    我们放眼望去,眼前是一片荒凉的废墟。

  • She says the army left desolation and death through the whole of northern Morazan.

    她说军队在整个莫拉桑省北部留下了满目疮痍和遍野横尸。

Noun

1. the state of being decayed or destroyed

2. a bleak and desolate atmosphere

3. sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned

4. an event that results in total destruction

1. A sense of desolation overwhelmed me.
我感到无限凄凉。

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2. He found the old house in complete desolation.
他发现那间旧房子十分荒凉。

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3. We couldn't stay out there in that desolation another day.
在那个荒凉的地方我们一天也呆不下去了。

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