be + desolate
The landscape was desolate after the fire.
大火过后，景色一片荒凉。
荒废的；破败的；凄凉的；阴郁的；忧伤的；孤独绝望的；荒凉且无人居住的。；贫瘠无生命的。
Deserted and without inhabitants; barren and lifeless.
荒凉且无人居住的。
Deserted and devoid of inhabitants.
贫瘠无生命的。
Barren and lifeless.
因疏忽、毁坏等而不适于居住或使用。
Made unfit for habitation or use because of neglect, destruction etc.
阴郁的；沉闷的。
Dismal or dreary.
悲伤、凄凉而无望的。
Sad, forlorn and hopeless.
After the wildfire, the landscape looked completely desolate.
野火过后，这片土地看起来一片荒凉。
用法提示：形容词，表示土地荒芜、无人居住的凄清状态。
She felt desolate when her best friend left the city.
她最好的朋友离开城市时，她感到凄凉孤独。
用法提示：形容词，形容人因孤独或失落而感到凄凉。
The abandoned factory stood in a desolate area on the outskirts.
废弃的工厂矗立在郊区一片荒凉的地方。
用法提示：形容词，描述地方荒凉、无人烟。
The landscape was desolate after the fire.
大火过后，景色一片荒凉。
She felt desolate after her friend moved away.
朋友搬走后，她感到凄凉。
The abandoned house looked desolate in the rain.
那栋废弃的房子在雨中显得荒凉。
grammar · medium
易错句子The storm desolated the village.
正确表达The storm left the village desolate.
desolate 是形容词，意为‘荒凉的’，不能用作动词表示‘使荒凉’；应改为 leave sth desolate 结构。
grammar · medium
易错句子After moving to a new city, she felt desolate.
正确表达After moving to a new city, she felt lonely.
desolate 用于形容地方荒凉，不用于形容人的感受；‘感到孤独’应使用 lonely。
desolate 强调环境荒凉凄惨，deserted 强调无人居住或使用。
desolate 描述景象荒凉，isolated 强调位置偏远且与外界隔绝。
desolate 为形容词，dessert 为名词，发音相似但拼写及词性不同。
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