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