desolation

B2 FREQ #29697

n. 荒芜, 荒废, 荒凉

发音

US
UK /ˌdɛsəˈleɪʃən/

词形变化

desolations 复数 desolations

释义与例句

n. B2
  1. 1.

    The act of desolating or laying waste; destruction of inhabitants; depopulation.

    撂荒

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  2. 2.

    The state of being desolated or laid waste

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  3. 3.

    A place or country wasted and forsaken.

    荒地

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词汇关系

名词

同义词 6

loneliness devastation nakedness bareness bleakness forlornness

上位词 9

ruin sadness gloom unhappiness deterioration impairment ruination gloominess glumness

下位词 3

ruin blight ruination

相关短语

Desolation Islands

词源

Inherited from Middle English desolacioun, from Middle French, Old French desolacion f, from Latin dēsōlātiō f.

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