desolate
gb/dˈɛsəlɪt/ us/dˈɛsəlɪt/
B2
英語
~ 4600
語義
0件の語義
adjective
B2
property
1
Empty and lifeless
Used to talk about a place with no people, plants, or activity.
用法パターン：
[a place] is desolate
よくある間違い：
Learners sometimes confuse 'desolate' with 'isolated'. 'Isolated' means far from other places, but 'desolate' also means empty and lifeless.
類義語
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.)
対義語
populated (Describes a place with many people living there.)
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fertile (Describes land that can support abundant plant life.)
コロケーション
desolate landscape
|desolate area
|desolate street
|desolate plain
テーマ
geography
|nature
|travel
|core_vocabulary
例文
- 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.
学習者向け例文
- 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.
用法パターン：
[someone] feels desolate
よくある間違い：
Learners may confuse 'desolate' with 'lonely'. 'Lonely' is common and neutral, while 'desolate' is stronger and more literary.
類義語
forlorn (Implies sadness with a sense of abandonment.)
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heartbroken (Stronger focus on emotional pain from loss.)
対義語
comforted (Feeling supported or reassured.)
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content (Feeling satisfied and at peace.)
コロケーション
feel desolate
|look desolate
|emotionally desolate
テーマ
emotions
|psychology
|core_vocabulary
例文
- After the breakup, she felt utterly desolate.
- He looked desolate when he heard the news.
- The loss left him emotionally desolate for months.
学習者向け例文
- She felt desolate after her friend left.
- He was desolate when his dog died.
- I felt desolate when I moved to a new city.
動詞
formal
C2
action
3
Make a place empty and lifeless
To make a place empty and without life.
用法パターン：
to desolate [a place]
類義語
devastate (Often used for destruction caused by disaster or war.)
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ravage (Implies severe and often violent damage.)
対義語
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.)
コロケーション
war desolated the city
|desolated countryside
テーマ
geography
|history
|core_vocabulary
例文
- The hurricane desolated the coastal towns.
- Years of drought had desolated the farmland.
- War had desolated much of the region.
学習者向け例文
- The fire desolated the forest.
- The war desolated the city.
- The storm desolated the island.
文法
辞書形
desolate
IPA
GB/dˈɛsəlɪt/
US/dˈɛsəlɪt/
音節・強勢
des - ol - ate （3音節）
Stress on 1st syllable (des)
活用形
Adjective
- Base: desolate
Verb
- Base: desolate
- 3rd Person Singular: desolates
- Present Participle: desolating
- Past: desolated
関連語
Forms
desolates
verb
desolating
verb
desolated
verb
Core family
desolation
noun C1
Related words
desolately
adverb
表現
desolate wilderness
1/dˈɛsəlɪt wˈɪldɚnəs/
fixed phrase
Empty, lifeless natural area
An empty place in nature with no people or signs of life.
例文
- 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.
例文
- Her sudden departure left him desolate.
- The news of the accident left them desolate.