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

• a forlorn, haunting plaint.
  愁苦的、挥之不去的悲叹
• He made his final forlorn attempt.
  他做了最后一次几乎无望的努力。
• 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。
• You look so forlorn standing here all alone.
  你自己站在这就象是被遗弃了一样。
• 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。
• The situation of Hitler's armies at the end of May was forlorn.
  到了五月底，希特勒的军队已陷于绝望的境地。
• A herd of words roams on this forlorn paper without boundary.
  我写的这些字，这一群，在这没有边际、孤零零的纸上，游荡。
• I'm a poor forlorn girl.
  我是一个可怜的，无依无靠的女孩子。
• Some cats and rats and elephants, but Lord, I'm so forlorn.
  一些猫和老鼠以及大象，但主啊，我好着急。
• But it was a forlorn hope.
  但这是个极渺茫的希望。