forlorn
柯林斯詞典
1. ADJ If someone is forlorn, they feel alone and unhappy. 孤苦伶仃的[文學(xué)性]
One of the demonstrators, a young woman, sat forlorn on the sidewalk. 其中一名示威者，一個(gè)年輕的女子，孤獨(dú)無助地坐在人行道上。
2. ADJ A forlorn hope or attempt is one that you think has no chance of success. 不可能成功的
Peasants have left the land in the forlorn hope of finding a better life in cities. 農(nóng)民們帶著在城市里尋求更好生活的遙不可及的希望離開了那塊土地，。
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forlorn /f??l??n/
劍橋詞典
forlorn adjective (SAD)
literaryalone and unhappy ; left alone and not cared for
孤苦伶仃的，孤苦無依的
She looked a forlorn figure standing at the bus stop . 她站在公共汽車站，看上去孤苦伶仃。
literary
A forlorn place feels empty and sad .
空曠凄惶的（地方）
This forlorn industrial town has very high unemployment . 在這座空曠凄惶的工業(yè)小鎮(zhèn)上失業(yè)率非常高。
forlorn adjective (UNLIKELY TO SUCCEED)
[ 只用在名詞前面的形容詞 ]very unlikely to be achieved or to succeed
難以實(shí)現(xiàn)的；不大可能成功的
Their only hope now is that the outside world will intervene but it is an increasingly forlorn hope . 他們現(xiàn)在唯一的希望是外界會(huì)介入，但是這一希望也越來越渺茫。
She appeared on daytime TV in a forlorn attempt to persuade the public of her innocence . 她在日間電視節(jié)目中露面，枉然地想說服公眾相信她的清白。 返回 forlorn