desolate
gb/dˈɛsəlɪt/ us/dˈɛsəlɪt/
B2
الإنجليزية
~ 4600
المعاني
0 معنى
adjective
B2
property
1
Empty and lifeless
Used to talk about a place with no people, plants, or activity.
نمط الاستخدام:
[a place] is desolate
خطأ شائع:
Learners sometimes confuse 'desolate' with 'isolated'. 'Isolated' means far from other places, but 'desolate' also means empty and lifeless.
المرادفات
barren (Focuses more on the inability to support life, especially plant life.)
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bleak (Emphasizes harshness and lack of comfort in addition to emptiness.)
الأضداد
populated (Describes a place with many people living there.)
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fertile (Describes land that can support abundant plant life.)
المتلازمات اللفظية
desolate landscape
|desolate area
|desolate street
|desolate plain
الموضوعات
geography
|nature
|travel
|core_vocabulary
أمثلة
- The once-busy town was now desolate after the factory closed.
- A desolate stretch of highway ran through the desert.
- The island looked desolate, with no signs of human habitation.
أمثلة للمتعلّمين
- The beach was desolate after the storm.
- This road is long and desolate.
- The farm is in a desolate area.
adjective
literary
C1
state
2
Very sad and lonely
Feeling very sad and alone.
نمط الاستخدام:
[someone] feels desolate
خطأ شائع:
Learners may confuse 'desolate' with 'lonely'. 'Lonely' is common and neutral, while 'desolate' is stronger and more literary.
المرادفات
forlorn (Implies sadness with a sense of abandonment.)
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heartbroken (Stronger focus on emotional pain from loss.)
الأضداد
comforted (Feeling supported or reassured.)
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content (Feeling satisfied and at peace.)
المتلازمات اللفظية
feel desolate
|look desolate
|emotionally desolate
الموضوعات
emotions
|psychology
|core_vocabulary
أمثلة
- After the breakup, she felt utterly desolate.
- He looked desolate when he heard the news.
- The loss left him emotionally desolate for months.
أمثلة للمتعلّمين
- She felt desolate after her friend left.
- He was desolate when his dog died.
- I felt desolate when I moved to a new city.
فعل
formal
C2
action
3
Make a place empty and lifeless
To make a place empty and without life.
نمط الاستخدام:
to desolate [a place]
المرادفات
devastate (Often used for destruction caused by disaster or war.)
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ravage (Implies severe and often violent damage.)
الأضداد
repopulate (To bring people back to live in a place.)
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restore (To bring something back to a good condition or to life.)
المتلازمات اللفظية
war desolated the city
|desolated countryside
الموضوعات
geography
|history
|core_vocabulary
أمثلة
- The hurricane desolated the coastal towns.
- Years of drought had desolated the farmland.
- War had desolated much of the region.
أمثلة للمتعلّمين
- The fire desolated the forest.
- The war desolated the city.
- The storm desolated the island.
القواعد
الصيغة المعجمية
desolate
IPA
GB/dˈɛsəlɪt/
US/dˈɛsəlɪt/
المقاطع والنبر
des - ol - ate (٣ مقاطع)
Stress on 1st syllable (des)
تصريفات الكلمة
Adjective
- Base: desolate
Verb
- Base: desolate
- 3rd Person Singular: desolates
- Present Participle: desolating
- Past: desolated
عائلة الكلمة
Forms
desolates
verb
desolating
verb
desolated
verb
Core family
desolation
noun C1
Related words
desolately
adverb
التعبيرات
desolate wilderness
1/dˈɛsəlɪt wˈɪldɚnəs/
fixed phrase
Empty, lifeless natural area
An empty place in nature with no people or signs of life.
أمثلة
- They crossed a vast, desolate wilderness.
- The explorers were lost in a desolate wilderness.
leave someone desolate
1/lˈiv sˈʌmwˌʌn dˈɛsəlɪt/
fixed phrase
Make someone feel very sad and alone
To make someone feel very sad and alone.
أمثلة
- Her sudden departure left him desolate.
- The news of the accident left them desolate.