deserted ♦︎ abandoned ♦︎ disused ♦︎ unoccupied ♦︎ uninhabitedThese words all describe a place where there are no longer any people, or a person or thing that people have left behind.这些词均表示废弃的、被舍弃的、被抛弃的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a deserted / an abandoned / an unoccupied / an uninhabited area◆a deserted / an abandoned / a disused / an unoccupied building◆a deserted / an abandoned / an unoccupied house◆a deserted / an abandoned / a disused warehouse◆an abandoned / a disused mine / railway / railroad◆a deserted / an abandoned village◆a deserted / an uninhabited island◆largely / completely / totally deserted / abandoned / uninhabited■deserted dɪˈzɜːtɪd; NAmEdɪˈzɜːrtɪd(of a place) with no people in it; (of a place, person or thing) left by a person or people who do not intend to return(场所)空寂无人的;(场所、人或事物)被抛弃的,被遗弃的◆The office was completely deserted.办公室人去楼空。◆A large proportion of the remaining community was made up of widows and deserted wives.村落中剩下的大多是寡妇或被丈夫遗弃的妇女。 see also desert ⇨ abandon■abandonedəˈbændənd (of a person, place or thing) left and no longer wanted, used or needed(人、场所或事物)被遗弃的,被弃置的,被抛弃的◆The charity's work involves finding foster homes for abandoned children.慈善机构的工作包括为弃儿寻找寄养家庭。◆Police found several guns in an abandoned car.警察在一辆弃置的轿车里发现了一些枪支。 see also abandon ⇨ abandon■disused ˌdɪsˈjuːzd [usually before noun] no longer used废弃的;不再使用的◆The party was held in a disused warehouse.聚会在一个废弃的仓库里举行。ⓘ Disused should not be confused with unused, which means 'not being used at the moment or never having been used'.不要混淆disused和unused,后者表示“没在用的或未用过的”。■unoccupiedempty, with nobody living there or using it空着的;闲置的;无人占用的◆The building appeared to be unoccupied.那座楼房好像空置着。◆Children must sit on a parent's lap unless an unoccupied seat is available.除非有空座,否则小孩只能坐在父母的大腿上。OPPoccupiedⓘ A building, room, seat, etc. that is occupied is being used by sb. * occupied指建筑物、房间、座位等已被人占用的、在使用中的◆Only half the rooms are occupied at the moment.目前那些房间只有一半有人。 see also vacant ⇨ empty■uninhabited ˌʌnɪnˈhæbɪtɪd with no people living there无人居住的;荒无人烟的◆They landed on an uninhabited island off the Newfoundland coast.他们降落在纽芬兰海岸附近的一个荒岛上。◆The area is largely uninhabited.那一地区甚少人居住。ⓘ A more common name for an uninhabited tropical island is a desert island.“热带荒岛”更常称作desert island。