desolation

英 [ˌdesəˈleɪʃn]

美 [ˌdesəˈleɪʃn]

n.  孤寂; 悲哀; 忧伤; 废墟; 荒芜; 凄凉

复数：desolations　

TEM8

BNC.14579 / COCA.17109

牛津词典

noun

• 孤寂；悲哀；忧伤
  the feeling of being very lonely and unhappy
• 废墟；荒芜；凄凉
  the state of a place that is ruined or destroyed and offers no joy or hope to people
  1. a scene of utter desolation
     满目疮痍的景象

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 凄凉;孤寂;悲怆;绝望
  Desolationis a feeling of great unhappiness and hopelessness.
  1. 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。
• N-UNCOUNT 荒凉;荒芜;荒废;满目疮痍
  If you refer todesolationin a place, you mean that it is empty and frightening, for example because it has been destroyed by a violent force or army.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。

英英释义

noun

• an event that results in total destruction
  Synonym:devastation
• sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned
  Synonym:forlornnessloneliness
• a bleak and desolate atmosphere
  1. the nakedness of the landscape
  Synonym:bleaknessbarenessnakedness
• the state of being decayed or destroyed
  Synonym:devastation

双语例句

• 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。
• This period of time will be initiated by the "abomination of desolation" Matt.
  这一段时间内，将发起“憎恶的苍凉”。
• 0 but when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then know that her desolation has drawn near.
  0你们看见耶路撒冷被军队围困，就可知道她的荒凉近了。
• Fear and a snare is come upon us, desolation and destruction.
  恐惧和陷坑，残害和毁灭，都临近我们。
• A feeling of utter desolation came over them, as they realised there was no hope of being rescued.
  正当意识到获救无望时，一种悲凉的感觉攫住了他们。
• Plant diseases, drought, desolation, despair were recurrent catastrophes during the ages.
  植物的病害、于旱、荒芜和绝望是那个时代常发生的灾难。
• Her life was becoming a desolation.
  她的生活越来越孤立无援了。
• Nebuchadnezzar would make desolation among the people of Kedar, who dwelt in the deserts of Arabia.
  尼布甲尼撒将使居住在阿拉伯沙漠中基达荒凉。
• How can you live in such desolation?
  你怎么能住在这种荒凉的地方？
• Since then, the journey alone, we are far away from their loneliness and desolation.
  从此，孤独的旅途，便远离了寂寞和凄凉。