to desolate
01
使...极度痛苦, 使...悲伤
to make someone feel extremely miserable and unhappy
Transitive: to desolate sb
例子
Losing her home in the fire desolated the family.
火灾中失去家园让这个家庭感到凄凉。
02
使荒凉, 摧毁
to make a place appear bleak, deserted, or abandoned
Transitive: to desolate a place
语法信息
形态构成
派生
动作动词
规则
现在时
desolate
第三人称单数
desolates
现在分词
desolating
一般过去时
desolated
过去分词
desolated
例子
The storm desolated the coastal town, leaving behind only ruins.
风暴摧毁了沿海小镇，只留下废墟。
03
摧毁, 荒废
to cause widespread and complete destruction
Transitive: to desolate sth
例子
The war desolated the countryside, with villages completely wiped out.
战争摧毁了农村，村庄被完全抹去。
04
遗弃, 抛弃
to forsake or abandon a place or person
Transitive: to desolate a person or place
例子
She desolated the garden, no longer caring for the plants she once tended.
她荒废了花园，不再照顾她曾经照料过的植物。
desolate
语法信息
形态构成
简单词
性质形容词
最高级
most desolate
比较级
more desolate
可分级
例子
After the war, the once-thriving city became desolate, with empty streets and dilapidated buildings.
战争结束后，曾经繁荣的城市变得荒凉，街道空无一人，建筑破败不堪。
