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ADJ-GRADED
荒涼的;荒蕪的;荒廢的;無人煙的
A desolate place is empty of people and lacking in comfort.
例句
...a desolate landscape of flat green fields broken by marsh...
平坦綠野被沼澤割裂開的荒涼景色
Half-ruined, hardly a building untouched, it's a desolate place.
這里大半遭毀，幾乎沒有一棟建筑完好無損，變成了一塊荒廢之地。
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ADJ-GRADED
凄涼的;孤寂的;孤獨憂傷的
If someone is desolate, they feel very sad, alone, and without hope.
例句
He was desolate without her.
沒有她，他感到孤獨而凄涼。
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VERB
使不悅;使痛苦;使悲慘
If something desolates you, it upsets you and makes you very unhappy.
例句
Their inclination to wait and demand more resources desolated President Lincoln.
他們總是等待并要求得到更多資財的傾向讓林肯總統甚感不快。