desolate
gb/dˈɛsəlɪt/ us/dˈɛsəlɪt/
B2
אנגלית
~ 4600
משמעויות
0 משמעויות
adjective
B2
property
1
Empty and lifeless
Used to talk about a place with no people, plants, or activity.
תבנית שימוש:
[a place] is desolate
טעות נפוצה:
Learners sometimes confuse 'desolate' with 'isolated'. 'Isolated' means far from other places, but 'desolate' also means empty and lifeless.
מילים נרדפות
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.)
הפכים
populated (Describes a place with many people living there.)
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fertile (Describes land that can support abundant plant life.)
צירופים
desolate landscape
|desolate area
|desolate street
|desolate plain
נושאים
geography
|nature
|travel
|core_vocabulary
דוגמאות
- 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.
דוגמאות ללומדים
- 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.
תבנית שימוש:
[someone] feels desolate
טעות נפוצה:
Learners may confuse 'desolate' with 'lonely'. 'Lonely' is common and neutral, while 'desolate' is stronger and more literary.
מילים נרדפות
forlorn (Implies sadness with a sense of abandonment.)
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heartbroken (Stronger focus on emotional pain from loss.)
הפכים
comforted (Feeling supported or reassured.)
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content (Feeling satisfied and at peace.)
צירופים
feel desolate
|look desolate
|emotionally desolate
נושאים
emotions
|psychology
|core_vocabulary
דוגמאות
- After the breakup, she felt utterly desolate.
- He looked desolate when he heard the news.
- The loss left him emotionally desolate for months.
דוגמאות ללומדים
- She felt desolate after her friend left.
- He was desolate when his dog died.
- I felt desolate when I moved to a new city.
פועל
formal
C2
action
3
Make a place empty and lifeless
To make a place empty and without life.
תבנית שימוש:
to desolate [a place]
מילים נרדפות
devastate (Often used for destruction caused by disaster or war.)
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ravage (Implies severe and often violent damage.)
הפכים
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.)
צירופים
war desolated the city
|desolated countryside
נושאים
geography
|history
|core_vocabulary
דוגמאות
- The hurricane desolated the coastal towns.
- Years of drought had desolated the farmland.
- War had desolated much of the region.
דוגמאות ללומדים
- The fire desolated the forest.
- The war desolated the city.
- The storm desolated the island.
דקדוק
צורת המילון
desolate
IPA
GB/dˈɛsəlɪt/
US/dˈɛsəlɪt/
הברות והטעמה
des - ol - ate (3 הברות)
Stress on 1st syllable (des)
צורות המילה
Adjective
- Base: desolate
Verb
- Base: desolate
- 3rd Person Singular: desolates
- Present Participle: desolating
- Past: desolated
משפחת מילים
Forms
desolates
verb
desolating
verb
desolated
verb
Core family
desolation
noun C1
Related words
desolately
adverb
ביטויים
desolate wilderness
1/dˈɛsəlɪt wˈɪldɚnəs/
fixed phrase
Empty, lifeless natural area
An empty place in nature with no people or signs of life.
דוגמאות
- 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.
דוגמאות
- Her sudden departure left him desolate.
- The news of the accident left them desolate.