Forlorn
[ fɚ'lɔrn ]
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adj. 绝望的，孤立无助的;凄凉的，荒凉的;被弃置的;渺茫的;
📝 例句
Humanity is left "wandering forlorn among the empty eternities".
人类只是在“空虚的永恒中孤独地流浪着”。
This is a grimy, forlorn industrial town.
这是一个肮脏而又荒凉的工业小镇。
She had a forlorn look on her face.
她脸上有一种孤独的神情。
Now he was depressed and forlorn.
他现在灰心丧气，形单影只。
I'm a poor, miserable, forlorn drudge; I shall only drag you down with me.
我是一个贫穷，倒运，走投无路的苦力，只会拖累你。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ 谐音“佛酪恩”:被遗弃的人非常感念佛祖给他一块奶酪之恩
※ for-为了,lor-谐音“老”,n-拼音“你”:你被遗弃是因为你老了
✅ 同义词
🔤 词根
for-表示“外”
📖 牛津释义
forlorn
adj
1 lonely and unhappy; uncared for 孤独而凄凉的; 无人照顾的
a forlorn child sitting on the street corner 坐在街角没人照顾的孩子.
2 (of places) looking uncared for; wretched or forsaken （指地方）似无人管理的, 破烂的, 被离弃的
deserted forlorn farmhouses 弃置的破烂农舍.
3 (idm 习语) a forlorn `hope plan or undertaking that is almost certain not to succeed 几乎不可能实现的计画或不可能成功的事情
Going to their rescue in a rowing-boat is a bit of a forlorn hope. 乘划艇去救他们, 希望不大.
🔁 扩展释义
*[fә'lɒ:n]a. 孤独的, 悲惨的, 凄凉的
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📖 同为「GRE」词汇
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Lillian and I were married two weeks ago in Detroit. Lillian
和我已经在两周前在Detroit结婚了。
It is a pay phone .
那是一个付费电话。
Perhaps it is the desire for solitude or the chance of making an unexpected discovery that lures people down to the depths of the earth.
寻求独处的愿望或寻求意外发现的机会的欲望吸引人们来到地下深处。