lonely
adj
1 sad because one lacks friends or companions 孤寂的; 寂寞的
I live all alone but I never feel lonely. 我虽孑然一身, 但从不感孤寂.
a lonely-looking child 形单影只的孩子
Living in a big city can be (ie make one feel) very lonely. 在大城市里生活还真很孤寂.
Hers is a lonely life. 她的生活很寂寞.
2 [attrib 作定语]
(of places) far from inhabited places; not often visited; remote (指地方)偏僻的, 人迹罕至的; 偏远的
Antarctica is the loneliest place on earth. 南极是地球上最偏远的地区.
3 [attrib 作定语]
without companions 孤单的; 无伴侣的
a lonely traveller 孤单的旅客.
4 (idm 习语) plough a lonely furrow => plough v. =>Usage at alone 用法见alone.
🔁 扩展释义
*['lәunli]a. 孤单的, 孤寂的, 荒凉的
📖 同为「初中」词汇
wrongadj. 有毛病的,失常的;错误的,不正确的;不好的,不公正的;反对的,相反的,颠倒的,背面的,里面的;
adv. 不对,错误,失当;不好,不公正;逆,颠倒,翻转;有毛病,不舒服;
n. 过失,错误;不义的行为;不义行为;犯罪;
vt. 委屈,无理地对待,诽谤;
The currents of air that the walls of the ship direct upwards, as well as in the line of its course, are enough to give the great bird with its immense wings sufficient sustenance and progress.