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