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