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I . desolate [ˈdesələt] ADJ

desolate

荒芜的 huāngwúde

desolate

凄凉的 qīliángde

II . desolate [ˈdesələt, ˈdesəleıt] VB trans

desolate

使荒芜 shǐ huāngwú

desolate

使凄凉 shǐ qīliáng

▶ desolately ADV

▶ desolation [ˌdesəˈleıʃən] N

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He is shown on more than one occasion to be broken, empty and desolate, seeing himself as beyond saving. en.wikipedia.org

They always choose desolate, out-of-the-way places in which to dwell. en.wikipedia.org

Reparations began immediately, as the building was in desolate conditions. en.wikipedia.org

Aided by friends, he pursued the girl onto the desolate moor. en.wikipedia.org

Large tracts of land, which had hitherto been left arid and desolate and waste, were thus reached and fertilized by innumerable streams and channels. en.wikipedia.org

Prior to the 19th century, mountainous areas and wilderness were viewed as desolate and forbidding. en.wikipedia.org

The album was praised for its exploration of dark, desolate beauty mood while called an emotional thread. en.wikipedia.org

And many lands and cities were made desolate. en.wikipedia.org

Thirty years and more she has been my companion, and her death has left me very desolate. en.wikipedia.org

Many of these old mills are now desolate and some are being razed down to make way for newer constructions. en.wikipedia.org

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