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