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forlorn

美音:[fə´lɔ:n ]点这儿播放单词美音发声
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adj.被遗弃的

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forlorn为短语/超纲词汇

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名词:forlornness 副词:forlornly

词根

for-=away from 由“分离”之意引申为“禁止、无视、除外”等否定的意思,或为“破坏”及“强迫”的意思

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forlorn


/fə'lɔ:n; fɚ`lɔrn/ adj
1 lonely and unhappy; uncared for 孤独而凄凉的; 无人照顾的
*a forlorn child sitting on the street corner 坐在街角没人照顾的孩子.
2 (of places) looking uncared for; wretched or forsaken (指地方)似无人管理的, 破烂的, 被离弃的
*deserted forlorn farmhouses 弃置的破烂农舍.
3 (idm 习语) a forlorn `hope plan or undertaking that is almost certain not to succeed 几乎不可能实现的计画或不可能成功的事情
*Going to their rescue in a rowing-boat is a bit of a forlorn hope. 乘划艇去救他们, 希望不大.

forlorn


adj
[Language: Old English;Origin: , past participle of forleosan 'to lose']
seeming lonely and unhappy
 a forlorn figure sitting all by herself
 Ana sat with a bowed head and spoke in a forlorn voice.
a place that is forlorn seems empty and sad, and is often in bad condition
 The house looked old and forlorn.
[only before noun]
a forlorn hope, attempt, or struggle etc is not going to be successful
 We continued negotiating in the forlorn hope of finding a peace formula.
>forlornlyadv