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be + desolate
The landscape was desolate after the fire.
大火过后，景色一片荒凉。
荒凉的；无人烟的；不毛的
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荒凉的；无人烟的；不毛的
Deserted and without inhabitants; barren and lifeless.
The landscape was desolate after the fire.
大火过后，景色一片荒凉。
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.
After the wildfire, the landscape looked completely desolate.
野火过后，这片土地看起来一片荒凉。
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。
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。
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。
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The storm desolated the village.
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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。
Not this
After moving to a new city, she felt desolate.
Use this
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。
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形容词，无比较级。
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