n.

荒芜；荒凉；孤寂；凄凉

desolation

Noun

the state of being decayed or destroyed

a bleak and desolate atmosphere;

"the nakedness of the landscape"

sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned

an event that results in total destruction

desolation例句

用作名词(n.)

A drought has brought desolation to the region.
旱灾使这一地区荒芜了。

He felt startled when he saw the desolation caused by war.
看到战争造成的荒凉，他感到触目惊心。

I caught his eye and saw desolation.
我抓住他的眼神,发现饱含凄凉之感。

Her desolation is greater now that the children are away.
孩子们走了,她更觉孤寂。

desolation近义词

bleakness devastation isolation barrenness misery emptiness loneliness forlornness destruction demolition ruination holocaust ravage havoc ruin sorrow disconsolateness lonesomeness solitude grief depression dolour solitariness woe dreariness waste gloominess gloom ravagement non-being nothingness vastness vastity wilderness hell robbery desertion dereliction unhappiness despair anguish sadness wretchedness despondency nakedness bareness