lonely adj. ⇨lonely (feel lonely)⇨alone (lonely nights at home)lonely
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lonely ♦︎ alone ♦︎ isolated ♦︎ homesick ♦︎ forlorn ♦︎ bereft ♦︎ desolateThese words all describe a person who is unhappy because they have no friends or little contact with other people.这些词均表示孤独的、寂寞的。SYNONYM SCALE 词义标尺下图显示这些词所表达孤独的程度
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PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to feel lonely / alone / isolated / homesick / forlorn / bereft / desolate◆utterly alone / isolated / bereft / desolate◆desperately / terribly lonely / homesick■lonelyunhappy because you have no friends or people to talk to孤独的;寂寞的◆She lives alone and often feels lonely.她孑然一身,常常感到寂寞。◆The support they give to lonely old people is invaluable.他们给予孤寡老人的帮助是十分宝贵的。 see also loneliness ⇨ privacy■alone [not before noun] (ratherinformal) unhappy because you have no friends or people to talk to or help you孤苦伶仃;无依无靠;孤独;寂寞◆I've been so alone since you went away.你走了以后我一直很寂寞。◆Carol felt all alone in the world.卡罗尔感到自己在世界上无依无靠。NOTE辨析 Lonely or alone?Alone is slightly more informal than lonely and cannot be used before a noun; it can also suggest that sb feels not only lonely but also vulnerable(= likely to be hurt)in some way. * alone与lonely相比稍显不太正式,且不能用在名词前;此外alone还略含一种孤独并脆弱的感觉。■isolated ˈaɪsəleɪtɪd without much contact with other people and often unhappy because of this孤独的;孤立的◆I felt very isolated in my new job.我在新的工作岗位上觉得很孤立。◆Elderly people easily become socially isolated.上了年纪的人很容易变得与社会隔绝。 see also isolation ⇨ privacy■homesick ˈhəʊmsɪk; NAmEˈhoʊmsɪkunhappy because you are away from home and you miss your family and friends思乡的;想家的◆I felt homesick for Scotland.我思念故乡苏格兰。◆Seeing other families together made him terribly homesick.看到别人阖家团圆使他非常想家。▸homesickness
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[uncountable] ◆She soon got over her homesickness.她的思乡情绪很快就缓解了。■forlornfəˈlɔːn; NAmEfərˈlɔːrn (written) appearing lonely and unhappy孤苦伶仃的;孤独凄凉的◆She looked so forlorn, standing there in the pouring rain.她站在瓢泼大雨中,显得孤苦伶仃。■bereftbɪˈreft [not before noun] (ratherformal) very unhappy and lonely because you have lost sb/sth感到失落;感到凄凉◆He was utterly bereft when his wife died.妻子去世后,他十分凄凉。■desolate ˈdesələt [not usually before noun] very lonely and unhappy孤独凄凉;悲伤◆The thought that her husband did not want the baby made her feel utterly desolate.一想到丈夫不愿意要这个孩子,她就十分忧伤。 see also desolation ⇨ despairnoun
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