←

lonely

adjective
 
🔊/ˈləʊnli/
🔊/ˈləʊnli/
(comparative lonelier, superlative loneliest)
jump to other results
  1.  
     unhappy because you have no friends or people to talk to孤独的；寂寞的
    • She lives alone and often feels lonely.她孑然一身，常感到寂寞。🔊🔊
    Extra Examples
    • She 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.他在学校里很孤单。
    • 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。
    Topics Feelingsb1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • feel
    • look
    • …
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
    • …
    See full entry
  2.  
     (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. 她考虑了孤独的步行回家。
    • These characters live sad, lonely lives.这些角色过着悲伤，孤独的生活。
    Topics Feelingsb1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • feel
    • look
    • …
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
    • …
    See full entry
  3.  
     [only before noun] (of places地方) where only a few people ever come or visit偏僻的；人迹罕至的 synonym isolated
    • a lonely beach人迹罕至的海滩
    • a lonely mountain road 寂寞的山路
    • 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。
      It can also describe places or activities that make you feel lonely: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
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • feel
    • look
    • …
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
    • …
    See full entry
    4. Word Originlate 16th cent.: from lone + -ly.