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forlorn + noun
作定语时修饰名词，可表示“绝望的、可怜的、荒凉的”，如 a forlorn village（荒凉的村庄）。
The lost child had a forlorn look on his face.
那个走失的孩子脸上露出绝望的神情。
可怜的；悲惨的；孤独的
forlornest — superlative of forlorn
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
可怜的；悲惨的；孤独的
Pitifully sad and lonely, especially from feeling abandoned or forsaken
The lost child had a forlorn look on his face.
那个走失的孩子脸上露出绝望的神情。
Abandoned, deserted, left behind.
充满绝望的
marked by or showing hopelessness
Pitifully sad, wretched, miserable; lonely, especially from feeling abandoned, deserted, forsaken.
Unlikely to succeed; hopeless.
The abandoned puppy looked forlorn, shivering in the rain.
那只被遗弃的小狗在雨中瑟瑟发抖，显得十分凄苦。
AI contextual example
She gave a forlorn sigh when she realized she had missed the last train.
意识到错过了末班车时，她绝望地叹了口气。
AI contextual example
Standing alone in the empty playground, he felt utterly forlorn.
独自站在空旷的操场上，他感到无比孤寂。
AI contextual example
the last forlorn attempt
最后一次绝望的尝试。
WordNet
作定语时修饰名词，可表示“绝望的、可怜的、荒凉的”，如 a forlorn village（荒凉的村庄）。
The lost child had a forlorn look on his face.
那个走失的孩子脸上露出绝望的神情。
作表语时与系动词连用，侧重描述某人因被遗弃或独处而产生的孤独绝望感。
After his friends moved away, he felt forlorn.
朋友们搬走后，他感到孤独凄凉。
Not this
After the breakup, she felt forlornly and stayed home all day.
Use this
After the breakup, she felt forlorn and stayed home all day.
forlorn 是形容词，而 feel 表示“感觉/觉得”时是系动词，后面应接形容词作表语，不能用副词 forlornly。
Not this
The lost cat looks forlorned sitting on the doorstep.
Use this
The lost cat looks forlorn sitting on the doorstep.
forlorn 本身就是形容词，不是规则动词的过去分词，不能加 -ed；look 表示“看起来”时也用形容词。
Not this
He forlorn after he missed the last bus.
Use this
He was forlorn after he missed the last bus.
forlorn 是形容词，不能单独作谓语，必须与 be 动词连用。中文可以说“他绝望”，但英语需要 He was forlorn。
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渺茫的希望；不大可能成功的计划
The rescue mission was a forlorn hope, but they tried anyway.
这次救援任务希望渺茫，但他们还是试了。
悲哀而绝望的表情
She wore a forlorn expression as she watched the train leave.
看着火车离去，她露出悲哀而绝望的表情。
感到孤苦无依
After moving abroad, he often felt forlorn.
移居国外后，他常常感到孤苦无依。
荒凉的地方
The old station was a forlorn place in the rain.
雨中的老车站是个荒凉的地方。
凄凉的叫喊声
We heard the forlorn cry of a lost bird.
我们听到一只迷路的小鸟发出凄凉的叫声。
看起来可怜巴巴的
The lost puppy looked forlorn on the doorstep.
那只迷路的小狗在门口台阶上看起来可怜巴巴的。
渺茫的希望；几乎不可能成功的尝试
Their plan to reach the summit in this storm was a forlorn hope.
他们打算在这样的风暴中登顶的计划几乎不可能成功。
凄凉！这个词本身就像一声钟响，把我从你那里唤回，回到孤身一人的自己。
The word 'forlorn' in Keats's 'Ode to a Nightingale' marks the speaker's return to his sorrowful, isolated self.
在济慈的《夜莺颂》中，“forlorn”一词标志着诗人回到了忧伤而孤独的自我。
而我将与你同在，在幽深、沉睡、孤独而凄凉之中。
The song 'Nights in White Satin' uses 'forlorn' to convey an intense feeling of desolation and abandonment.
歌曲《白色缎带的夜晚》用“forlorn”表达了一种强烈的荒凉与被遗弃之感。
Use forlornest naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
拆成“for-lorn”：被世界遗忘(for)在角落(lorn)，孤零零又绝望。
语域：formal 常见场景：文学描写、正式书面语 forlorn 比较正式，多用于文学作品或书面语，常描写孤独、绝望或被遗弃的状态；口语中较少使用。
These words all end in the /ɔrn/ sound, so they rhyme with forlorn and share the spelling chunk 'orn'. Be careful: forlorn is pronounced /fɝˈlɔrn/, with the same first vowel as 'fur' /fɝ/, not like 'for' /fɔr/; and 'lorn' is not 'lawn' /lɔn/ – the /r/ must be heard.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, OCTANOVE, WIKTIONARY.