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单词 desolation
释义
desolation
(desəlʃən )
1. uncountable noun
Desolation is a feeling of great unhappiness and hopelessness.
The sense of loss and desolation we feel at her death is beyond description.
2. uncountable noun
If you refer to desolation in a place, you mean that it is empty and frightening, for example because it has been destroyed by a violent force or army. [disapproval]
We looked out upon a scene of desolation and ruin.
...deindustrialization and the resulting desolation of many urban areas.
Synonyms: bleakness, isolation, loneliness, solitude  
Collocations:
utter desolation
Getting away completely by myself, I got the most amazing sense of utter desolation stretching away all around me.
Aidan Hartley THE ZANZIBAR CHEST: A Memoir of Love and War (2003)
But that optimism was short-lived as hope turned to dread to utter desolation as her worst fears were confirmed.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
A season of such hope had ended in utter desolation.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
And the utter desolation at the end was unforgettable.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
It was a picture of utter desolation.
Christianity Today (2000)
Translations:
Chinese: 凄凉
Japanese: 絶望
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