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.這些詞均表示廢棄的、被舍棄的、被抛棄的。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(場所)空寂無人的;(場所、人或事物)被抛棄的,被遺棄的◆The office was completely deserted.辦公室人去樓空。◆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婦或被丈夫遺棄的婦女。 see also desert ⇨ abandon■abandonedəˈbændənd (of a person, place or thing) left and no longer wanted, used or needed(人、場所或事物)被遺棄的,被棄置的,被抛棄的◆The charity's work involves finding foster homes for abandoned children.慈善機構的工作包括爲棄兒尋找寄養家庭。◆Police found several guns in an abandoned car.警察在一輛棄置的轎車裏發現了一些槍支。 see also abandon ⇨ abandon■disused ˌdɪsˈjuːzd [usually before noun] no longer used廢棄的;不再使用的◆The party was held in a disused warehouse.聚會在一個廢棄的倉庫裏舉行。ⓘ 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,後者表示“沒在用的或未用過的”。■unoccupiedempty, with nobody living there or using it空着的;閒置的;無人佔用的◆The building appeared to be unoccupied.那座樓房好像空置着。◆Children must sit on a parent's lap unless an unoccupied seat is available.除非有空座,否則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指建築物、房間、座位等已被人佔用的、在使用中的◆Only half the rooms are occupied at the moment.目前那些房間只有一半有人。 see also vacant ⇨ empty■uninhabited ˌʌnɪnˈhæbɪtɪd with no people living there無人居住的;荒無人煙的◆They landed on an uninhabited island off the Newfoundland coast.他們降落在紐芬蘭海岸附近的一個荒島上。◆The area is largely uninhabited.那一地區甚少人居住。ⓘ A more common name for an uninhabited tropical island is a desert island.“熱帶荒島”更常稱作desert island。