desolate
gb/dˈɛsəlɪt/ us/dˈɛsəlɪt/
B2
انگلیسی
~ 4600
معنیها
۰ معنی
adjective
B2
property
1
Empty and lifeless
Used to talk about a place with no people, plants, or activity.
الگوی کاربرد:
[a place] is desolate
اشتباه رایج:
Learners sometimes confuse 'desolate' with 'isolated'. 'Isolated' means far from other places, but 'desolate' also means empty and lifeless.
هممعنیها
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.)
متضادها
populated (Describes a place with many people living there.)
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fertile (Describes land that can support abundant plant life.)
ترکیبهای رایج
desolate landscape
|desolate area
|desolate street
|desolate plain
موضوعها
geography
|nature
|travel
|core_vocabulary
نمونهها
- 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.
نمونههای زبانآموزی
- 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.
الگوی کاربرد:
[someone] feels desolate
اشتباه رایج:
Learners may confuse 'desolate' with 'lonely'. 'Lonely' is common and neutral, while 'desolate' is stronger and more literary.
هممعنیها
forlorn (Implies sadness with a sense of abandonment.)
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heartbroken (Stronger focus on emotional pain from loss.)
متضادها
comforted (Feeling supported or reassured.)
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content (Feeling satisfied and at peace.)
ترکیبهای رایج
feel desolate
|look desolate
|emotionally desolate
موضوعها
emotions
|psychology
|core_vocabulary
نمونهها
- After the breakup, she felt utterly desolate.
- He looked desolate when he heard the news.
- The loss left him emotionally desolate for months.
نمونههای زبانآموزی
- 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.
الگوی کاربرد:
to desolate [a place]
هممعنیها
devastate (Often used for destruction caused by disaster or war.)
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ravage (Implies severe and often violent damage.)
متضادها
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.)
ترکیبهای رایج
war desolated the city
|desolated countryside
موضوعها
geography
|history
|core_vocabulary
نمونهها
- The hurricane desolated the coastal towns.
- Years of drought had desolated the farmland.
- War had desolated much of the region.
نمونههای زبانآموزی
- The fire desolated the forest.
- The war desolated the city.
- The storm desolated the island.
دستور زبان
صورت پایه
desolate
IPA
GB/dˈɛsəlɪt/
US/dˈɛsəlɪt/
هجاها و تکیه
des - ol - ate (۳ هجا)
Stress on 1st syllable (des)
صورتهای واژه
Adjective
- Base: desolate
Verb
- Base: desolate
- 3rd Person Singular: desolates
- Present Participle: desolating
- Past: desolated
خانوادهٔ واژه
Forms
desolates
verb
desolating
verb
desolated
verb
Core family
desolation
noun C1
Related words
desolately
adverb
عبارتها
desolate wilderness
1/dˈɛsəlɪt wˈɪldɚnəs/
fixed phrase
Empty, lifeless natural area
An empty place in nature with no people or signs of life.
نمونهها
- 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.
نمونهها
- Her sudden departure left him desolate.
- The news of the accident left them desolate.