desolate
英 ['des(ə)lət]
美['dɛsələt]
- adj. 荒凉的；无人烟的
- vt. 使荒凉；使孤寂
英英释意
- 1. leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch;
- "The mother deserted her children"
- 2. reduce in population;
- "The epidemic depopulated the countryside"
- 3. devastate or ravage;
- "The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion"