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