| 单词 | lonely |
| 释义 | lonely (once / 139 pages) adj There are a few definitions of lonely but they all share the same qualities: solitude, the absence of human company, and not a lot of exciting stuff going on. If being alone makes you sad, that’s one definition of lonely: the depressing feeling you get when no one else is around. Being alone doesn’t have to be a bummer, and sometimes lonely simply means preferring to be by yourself, like the lonely poet who takes long walks in the woods. Mars is a lonely planet because no life can survive there, and on a cross country trip you’ll drive down many long and lonely roads. WORD FAMILYlonely: lonelier, loneliest, lonelily, loneliness+/loneliness: lonelinesses USAGE EXAMPLESPeople are either concealed in shadow or seen at some distance, as lonely silhouettes in a big, uncaring land. The New Yorker(Jan 02, 2017) Britain’s vote to leave the EU was the grand finale of a 25-year campaign by a lonely sect of true believers. The Guardian(Dec 26, 2016) It’s a lonely experience in the dressing room. Washington Post(Dec 23, 2016) 1adj lacking companions or companionship a lonely fisherman stood on a tuft of gravel a lonely soul Syn alone, lone, solitary unaccompanied being without an escort 2adj marked by dejection from being alone felt sad and lonely the loneliest night of the week Syn lonesome dejected affected or marked by low spirits 3adj characterized by or preferring solitude a lonely existence Syn lone, solitary unsocial not seeking or given to association; being or living without companions 4adj devoid of creatures a lonely crossroads Syn solitary, unfrequented uninhabited not having inhabitants; not lived in |
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