forlorn
柯林斯词典
1. ADJ If someone is forlorn, they feel alone and unhappy. 孤苦伶仃的[文学性]
One of the demonstrators, a young woman, sat forlorn on the sidewalk. 其中一名示威者，一个年轻的女子，孤独无助地坐在人行道上。
2. ADJ A forlorn hope or attempt is one that you think has no chance of success. 不可能成功的
Peasants have left the land in the forlorn hope of finding a better life in cities. 农民们带着在城市里寻求更好生活的遥不可及的希望离开了那块土地，。
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forlorn /fəˈlɔːn/
剑桥词典
forlorn adjective (SAD)
literaryalone and unhappy ; left alone and not cared for
孤苦伶仃的，孤苦无依的
She looked a forlorn figure standing at the bus stop . 她站在公共汽车站，看上去孤苦伶仃。
literary
A forlorn place feels empty and sad .
空旷凄惶的（地方）
This forlorn industrial town has very high unemployment . 在这座空旷凄惶的工业小镇上失业率非常高。
forlorn adjective (UNLIKELY TO SUCCEED)
[ 只用在名词前面的形容词 ]very unlikely to be achieved or to succeed
难以实现的；不大可能成功的
Their only hope now is that the outside world will intervene but it is an increasingly forlorn hope . 他们现在唯一的希望是外界会介入，但是这一希望也越来越渺茫。
She appeared on daytime TV in a forlorn attempt to persuade the public of her innocence . 她在日间电视节目中露面，枉然地想说服公众相信她的清白。 返回 forlorn