单词 | forlorn |
释义 | forlorn —forlorn /fəˈlɔːn/ aep /fɚˈlɔːrn/ adjective LITERARY (SAD) ► F0 alone and unhappy; left alone and not cared for: » She looked a forlorn figure standing at the bus stop.Thesaurus+: ↑Feeling sad and unhappyforlornly /-li/ adverb► F0» She sat forlornly (= alone and unhappy) looking out to sea.Thesaurus+: ↑Feeling sad and unhappy adjective [before noun] (UNLIKELY TO SUCCEED) ► F0 very unlikely to be achieved or to succeed: » Their only hope now is that the outside world will intervene but it is an increasingly forlorn hope.» She appeared on daytime TV in a forlorn attempt to persuade the public of her innocence.Thesaurus+: ↑Not hopeful |
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