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unhappy because you have no friends or people to talk to 孤独的;寂寞的 Extra ExamplesTopics Feelingsb1She felt oddly lonely without her books. 没有书相伴,她就会感到莫名地寂寞。 He was desperately lonely at school. 他在学校非常孤独。 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。
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(of a situation or period of time )情况或一段时间 sad and spent alone 在孤单中度过的 all those lonely nights at home watching TV 所有那些在家看电视的孤寂夜晚 a lonely childhood 孤单的童年 She contemplated the lonely walk home. 她想着孤独地走回家。 These characters live sad, lonely lives. 这些角色过着悲伤孤独的生活。
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(of places )地方 where only a few people ever come or visit synonym isolated偏僻的;人迹罕至的 a lonely beach 人迹罕至的海滩 a lonely mountain road 孤独的山路 It gets pretty lonely here in winter. 这里的冬天很孤寂。
Which Word? alone / on your own / by yourself / lonely / lonealone / on your own / by yourself / lonely / lone- Alone, and on your own/by yourself (which are less formal and are the normal phrases used in spoken English), describe a person or thing that is separate from others. They do not mean that the person is unhappy:
alone 和较非正式、常用于口语的 on your own、by yourself 均指独自,但无孤独之义: I like being alone in the house. 我喜欢独自一人待在家里。 I’m going to London by myself next week. 我准备下星期一个人去伦敦。 I want to finish this on my own (= without anyone’s help). 我想独自完成这项工作。
- Lone/solitary/single mean that there is only one person or thing there; lone and solitary may sometimes suggest that the speaker thinks the person involved is lonely:
lone、solitary、single 意为单独;lone 和 solitary 有时可能暗示说话者认为谈及的人孤单: a lone jogger in the park 在公园里独自慢跑的一个人 long, solitary walks 独自一人长途行走
- Lonely (North American English also lonesome) means that you are alone and sad:
lonely(美式英语亦作 lonesome)意为孤寂: a lonely child 孤寂的孩子 Sam was very lonely when he first moved to New York. 萨姆刚搬到纽约时非常寂寞。
lonely 还可描述使人感到孤寂的地方或活动: a lonely house 一座冷清的房子
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Word Originlate 16th cent.: from lone + -ly.