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单词 desolation
释义
desolation
noun[U]
uk
/ˌdes.əlˈeɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌdes.əlˈeɪ.ʃən/

desolationnoun[U](EMPTINESS)

thestateof aplacethat isemptyor where everything has beendestroyed:
荒芜；荒废；荒凉
asceneofdesolation荒凉的景象
Synonyms
barrenness
bleakness
grimness(UGLINESS)
starkness
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Empty
  • bare
  • barrenness
  • blank
  • clear
  • cleared
  • dead
  • deserted
  • desolate
  • empty
  • flat
  • forlorn
  • hollow
  • low-traffic
  • nothingness
  • uncrowded
  • uninhabited
  • unobstructed
  • unoccupied
  • vacant
  • vacuum
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desolationnoun[U](SADNESS)

thestateoffeelingsadandalone:
孤寂；伤心寂寞
afeelingofutterdesolation万分凄凉之感
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Sadness and regret
  • aw
  • be/weigh onyourconscienceidiom
  • bitter
  • black dog
  • breastbeating
  • cry
  • feel badidiom
  • gloominess
  • glumness
  • groan
  • guilt
  • guilt complex
  • melancholia
  • regretfully
  • remorse
  • remorseful
  • remorsefully
  • repent
  • repentance
  • repentant
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(Definition ofdesolationfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

desolation| American Dictionary

desolation
noun[U]
us
/ˌdes·əˈleɪ·ʃən/
theconditionof aplacethat isempty, with nolivingthings or nothingpleasantin it:
It wasdifficulttodescribetheemptiness, the desolation of thearea.
(Definition ofdesolationfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofdesolation

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The end of it will be with a flood, and till the end of the war, desolations are determined.
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The soul in the illuminative way will have to experience periods of spiritual consolations and desolations.
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The soul, however, is not always in this state free from desolations and passive purgation.
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The ending is not consolation, butdesolation- or, if even that risks sounding too sentimental - desultory, with a few clattery, breathy sounds that might as well be silence.
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When history speaks in simple terms, art and culture fall intodesolation.
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New playing fields, grassy parks, fertile allotments, inland boating centres, could all be created from the present decay anddesolation.
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We went to one street which, in particular, was a street ofdesolation.
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We heard stories of such sadness anddesolationthat it was difficult not to be moved to tears.
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Imagine the anguish, imagine the heartache, imagine thedesolationof simply not knowing what happened or where those bodies are.
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Thedesolationthat was caused in that town by the dismantlement of that industry cannot be described.
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Thedesolationof my area and the environmental disadvantages that accompany that would also continue for years.
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We have only to look at the obsolete slate quarries, the slate waste and the derelict buildings, to appreciate the man-madedesolationof the area.
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There is no need for thedesolation, deprivation and scale of unemployment that we presently confront.
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There is no beauty indesolation, there is no beauty in a solitary wilderness.
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The industrial map has been rent asunder, leaving behind acres ofdesolationand scores of factories which are virtually gathering moss.
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