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