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