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单词 lonesome
释义
lonesome
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adj

When you're lonesome, you feel sad about being by yourself, and you miss the company of other people. It's entirely possible to feel lonesome even when you're in a crowd.
Living alone on an island might sound appealing sometimes, but it would probably be pretty lonesome in reality. Good elementary school teachers pay attention to which kids look a little lonesome during recess, especially at the beginning of the school year, and match them up with a pal. Lonesome means "lonely," although it's uncommon outside of the US.
WORD FAMILY
lonesome: lonesomely, lonesomeness, lonesomer, lonesomest+/lone: lonesome, lonest
USAGE EXAMPLES
The brand partnered with an Austin, Texas-based collective called Fort Lonesome to do the custom embroidery on the personalization tour.
Los Angeles Times(Dec 20, 2016)
Taylor sang “That Lonesome Road” at his burial on the Vineyard.
Washington Post(Nov 30, 2016)
It also includes period parlor games, Civil War soldier impersonators and old-time music by the Lonesome Fiddle Ramblers.
Washington Times(Dec 03, 2016)
1adj marked by dejection from being alone
lonesome when her husband is away
spent a lonesome hour in the bar
Syn
lonely
dejected
affected or marked by low spirits
2adj being the only one; single and isolated from others
a lonesome pine
Syn
lone, only, sole, solitary
single
existing alone or consisting of one entity or part or aspect or individual
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