desolation

英 [ˌdesəˈleɪʃn]

美 [ˌdesəˈleɪʃn]

n. 孤寂; 悲哀; 忧伤; 废墟; 荒芜; 凄凉

复数：desolations　

BNC.14579 / COCA.17109

牛津词典

noun

孤寂；悲哀；忧伤
the feeling of being very lonely and unhappy
废墟；荒芜；凄凉
the state of a place that is ruined or destroyed and offers no joy or hope to people
1. a scene of utter desolation
  满目疮痍的景象

N-UNCOUNT 凄凉;孤寂;悲怆;绝望
Desolationis a feeling of great unhappiness and hopelessness.
1. Kozelek expresses his sense of desolation absolutely without self-pity.
  科泽莱克不带一丝顾影自怜地表达了自己的凄凉悲怆之感。
N-UNCOUNT 荒凉;荒芜;荒废;满目疮痍
If you refer todesolationin a place, you mean that it is empty and frightening, for example because it has been destroyed by a violent force or army.
1. We looked out upon a scene of desolation and ruin...
  我们放眼望去，眼前是一片荒凉的废墟。
2. She says the army left desolation and death through the whole of northern Morazan.
  她说军队在整个莫拉桑省北部留下了满目疮痍和遍野横尸。

noun

an event that results in total destruction
Synonym:devastation
sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned
Synonym:forlornnessloneliness
a bleak and desolate atmosphere
1. the nakedness of the landscape
Synonym:bleaknessbarenessnakedness
the state of being decayed or destroyed
Synonym:devastation

Where Do You Turn in a Time of Indecision and Desolation?
在犹豫不决感觉凄凉的时候，你会做什么？
How is Babylon become a desolation among the nations!
巴比伦在列国中何竟荒凉。
How can you live in such desolation?
你怎么能住在这种荒凉的地方？
Since then, the journey alone, we are far away from their loneliness and desolation.
从此，孤独的旅途，便远离了寂寞和凄凉。
This period of time will be initiated by the "abomination of desolation" Matt.
这一段时间内，将发起“憎恶的苍凉”。
We couldn't stay out there in that desolation another day.
在那个荒凉的地方我们一天也呆不下去了。
And the feeling of desolation mixed with his fear of death.
一种凄凉之感和对死亡的恐惧在他心头交织。
A sense of desolation overwhelmed me.
我感到无限凄凉。
0 but when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then know that her desolation has drawn near.
0你们看见耶路撒冷被军队围困，就可知道她的荒凉近了。
Your holy cities have become a wilderness; Zion is a wilderness, Jerusalem a desolation.
10你圣别的城邑成了旷野，锡安成了旷野，耶路撒冷成了荒场。