forlorn

英 [fəˈlɔːn]

美 [fərˈlɔːrn]

adj.  孤苦伶仃的; 孤独凄凉的; 凄凉的; 荒芜的; 不大可能成功的; 难以实现的

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牛津词典

adj.

• 孤苦伶仃的；孤独凄凉的
  appearing lonely and unhappy
  1. She looked so forlorn, standing there in the rain.
     她站在雨中，显得孤苦伶仃。
• 凄凉的；荒芜的
  not cared for and with no people in it
  1. Empty houses quickly take on a forlorn look.
     空无一人的房屋很快就显得凄凉。
• 不大可能成功的；难以实现的
  unlikely to succeed, come true, etc.
  1. She waited in the forlorn hope that he would one day come back to her.
     她几乎毫无指望地等待他有一天会回到她的身边。
  2. His father smiled weakly in a forlorn attempt to reassure him that everything was all right.
     他父亲淡淡地一笑，枉然地试图要他放心，一切都安然无恙。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 孤苦伶仃的;愁苦的
  If someone isforlorn, they feel alone and unhappy.
  1. One of the demonstrators, a young woman, sat forlorn on the pavement...
     一名年轻的女示威者独自一人坐在人行路上。
  2. He looked a forlorn figure as he limped off after 26 minutes.
     26 分钟之后他一瘸一拐地走出来，显得孤单凄凉。
• ADJ-GRADED 无人居住的;荒凉的;废弃的
  If a place isforlorn, it is deserted and not cared for, or has little in it.
  1. They headed inland on a forlorn road that was rutted and pocked...
     他们沿着一条坑坑洼洼布满车辙印的荒凉小路向内地进发。
  2. The once glorious palaces stood empty and forlorn.
     昔日金碧辉煌的宫殿显得空寂而又荒凉。
• ADJ-GRADED (希望、尝试等)没有成功机会的，无谓的
  Aforlornhope or attempt is one that you think has no chance of success.
  1. Peasants have left the land in the forlorn hope of finding a better life in cities.
     农民离开土地，希望能在城市找到更好的生活，却不知道这根本难以实现。
  2. ...a forlorn effort to keep from losing my mind.
     试图不让自己丧失理智的无谓努力

英英释义

adj

• marked by or showing hopelessness
  1. the last forlorn attempt
  2. a forlorn cause

双语例句

• The garden, in its neglected and forlorn state, has a rustic charm of its own.
  园子虽然荒凉，却别有野趣。
• They repay me evil for good and leave my soul forlorn.
  他们向我以恶报善，使我的灵魂孤苦。
• I felt somewhat forlorn when I landed and my bags were set down beside me on the glistening beach.
  我登上闪闪发光的海滩，行李放在身旁，心里不由得颇有几分惆怅。
• My mission was a forlorn hope.
  我任务是一个很渺茫希望。
• I began to feel a little forlorn, having been parted from my husband Top and our five children almost a month now.
  我开始觉得有点被遗弃的感觉，因为到现在与我的丈夫托普和五个孩子分开快一个月了。
• He made his final forlorn attempt.
  他做了最后一次几乎无望的努力。
• I went to see him in the forlorn hope of securing his support.
  我去找他，希望得到他的支持，只是我也知道机会十分渺茫了。
• But it was a forlorn hope.
  但这是个极渺茫的希望。
• One of the demonstrators, a young woman, sat forlorn on the pavement
  一名年轻的女示威者独自一人坐在人行路上。
• It was empty and he looked at it in forlorn bewilderment.
  他一看里面是空的，这才愣住了。