| 词汇 | forlorn |
| 释义 | forlorn adjective uk /fəˈlɔːn/ us /fɚˈlɔːrn/ forlornadjective (SAD)literary alone and unhappy; left alone and not cared for: 孤独的，郁郁寡欢的;被遗弃的 She looked a forlorn figure standing at the bus stop.她站在公共汽车站，看上去孤苦伶仃。 feeling sad and alone lonelyI've been lonely since my friends moved away. lonesomeUSI'm feeling lonesome. isolatedI wouldn't like living out in the country - I'd feel isolated from the rest of the world. forlornThe characters, a flighty heiress and her forlorn suitor, are a delight. lornHe's a lone, lorn creature. desolateAfter the market crash, desolate financiers left the field. literary A forlorn place feels empty and sad: 空旷凄惶的（地方） This forlorn industrial town has very high unemployment.在这座空旷凄惶的工业小镇上失业率非常高。 Feeling sad and unhappy a long faceidiom abjection angsty be cut upidiom be down in the mouthidiom be in a funkidiom dismayed displeased dissatisfied distraught distressed lonely lonesome lovelorn lovesick wistful wistfully woe woe is meidiom woebegone You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Empty Making people sad, shocked and upset forlornadjective (UNLIKELY TO SUCCEED)[ before noun ] very unlikely to be achieved or to succeed: 难以实现的;不大可能成功的 forlorn hopeTheir only hope now is that the outside world will intervene but it is an increasingly forlorn hope.他们现在唯一的希望是外界会介入，但是这一希望也越来越渺茫。 forlorn attemptShe appeared on daytime TV in a forlorn attempt to persuade the public of her innocence.她在日间电视节目中露面，枉然地想说服公众相信她的清白。 Not hopeful a road to nowhereidiom be in a funkidiom be on a hiding to nothingidiom be on the road to nowhereidiom bleakly bleakness dispiritedly dispiritedness dispiritingly doom and gloom doomed downcast hope hopeless hopelessly hopelessness lose heartidiom undone unhopeful what are you going to do?idiom Related wordforlornly forlorn | American Dictionaryforlorn adjective us/fɔrˈlɔrn, fər-/ looking or feeling alone and sad because you need help but do not expect to get it: As I left little Bobby on his first day of school, he gave me such a forlorn look. Examples of forlornforlorn I know what a forlorn hope that can be. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is nothing like cherishing a forlorn hope. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 How could there be one when the main determinant of industrial policy is the forlorn attempt to squeeze out inflation by ineffective monetary controls? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If that is the only hope we give to pensioners now, it is a forlorn one as we approach the festive season. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Was she to deny herself and her children that subsistence income in the forlorn hope that one day her husband would be given a visa? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The people of this country have recognised the forlorn condition of a woman, particularly in a working-class home, who loses her husband. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In the old days there were what were called "forlorn-hopes," but we all know that in this war there have been forlorn-hopes frequently and often. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Very often this proves to be a forlorn hope. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I thought his contribution to the debate was a rather dismal digging up of the past and a forlorn hope for the future. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They went out from the debate forlorn, defeated and bedraggled. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They knew what it was like to live from week to week in the forlorn hope that things would get better. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Many of the men in these forlorn ranks are quite young, with their lives before them. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I share that hope, but it is a forlorn one. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I hope and pray that it will, otherwise we are setting out on a most forlorn exercise. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The position in the long term is even more forlorn than in the short term, although that might sound ironic at this moment. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of forlorn These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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