desolate
英 ['des(?)l?t]
美['d?s?l?t]
- adj. 荒涼的；無人煙的
- vt. 使荒涼；使孤寂
英英釋意
- 1. leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch;
- "The mother deserted her children"
- 2. reduce in population;
- "The epidemic depopulated the countryside"
- 3. devastate or ravage;
- "The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion"