The adjective is pronounced /'desələt/. The verb is pronounced /'desəleɪt/. 形容词读作/'desələt/,动词读作 /'desəleɪt/。
- ADJ-GRADED 荒凉的;荒芜的;荒废的;无人烟的
A desolate place is empty of people and lacking in comfort.
- ...a desolate landscape of flat green fields broken by marsh...
平坦绿野被沼泽割裂开的荒凉景色 - Half-ruined, hardly a building untouched, it's a desolate place.
这里大半遭毁,几乎没有一栋建筑完好无损,变成了一块荒废之地。
- ADJ-GRADED 凄凉的;孤寂的;孤独忧伤的
If someone is desolate, they feel very sad, alone, and without hope.
- He was desolate without her.
没有她,他感到孤独而凄凉。
- VERB 使不悦;使痛苦;使悲惨
If something desolates you, it upsets you and makes you very unhappy.
- Their inclination to wait and demand more resources desolated President Lincoln.
他们总是等待并要求得到更多资财的倾向让林肯总统甚感不快。