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forlorn

[英] [fəˈlɔ:n, fɔ:r-] [美] [fɚˈlɔrn, fɔr-] 生词本

adj.

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1. ADJ-GRADED 孤苦伶仃的;愁苦的 If someone is forlorn, they feel alone and unhappy. 
  • One of the demonstrators, a young woman, sat forlorn on the pavement...

    一名年轻的女示威者独自一人坐在人行路上。

  • He looked a forlorn figure as he limped off after 26 minutes.

    26 分钟之后他一瘸一拐地走出来,显得孤单凄凉。

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  • A Dutch newspaper photographed the president waiting forlornly in the rain.

    一份荷兰报纸拍到了总统形单影只地在雨中等待的照片。

2. ADJ-GRADED 无人居住的;荒凉的;废弃的 If a place is forlorn, it is deserted and not cared for, or has little in it. 
  • They headed inland on a forlorn road that was rutted and pocked...

    他们沿着一条坑坑洼洼布满车辙印的荒凉小路向内地进发。

  • The once glorious palaces stood empty and forlorn.

    昔日金碧辉煌的宫殿显得空寂而又荒凉。

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  • It is stranded somewhat forlornly in the middle of the plain.

    它有些孤零零地立在平原中央。

3. ADJ-GRADED (希望、尝试等)没有成功机会的,无谓的 A forlorn hope or attempt is one that you think has no chance of success. 
  • Peasants have left the land in the forlorn hope of finding a better life in cities.

    农民离开土地,希望能在城市找到更好的生活,却不知道这根本难以实现。

  • ...a forlorn effort to keep from losing my mind.

    试图不让自己丧失理智的无谓努力

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  • His father forlornly hoped someone might have seen them.

    他的父亲徒然地希望有人可能看见他们。

Adjective

1. pitiable in circumstances especially through abandonment;

  • "desolate and despairing"
  • "left forlorn"

2. marked by or showing hopelessness;

  • "the last forlorn attempt"
  • "a forlorn cause"
1. It seemed a forlorn hope that we would find a taxi.
看来我们找到出租车的希望非常渺茫。

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2. She didn't belong, and felt utterly forlorn.
她与周围的人格格不入,感到完全孤立无助。

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3. The house stood forlorn and empty.
房子被弃置了,空无一物。

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