forlorn
柯林斯词典
1. ADJ If someone is forlorn, they feel alone and unhappy. 孤苦伶仃的[文學性]
One of the demonstrators, a young woman, sat forlorn on the sidewalk. 其中一名示威者，一個年輕的女子，孤獨無助地坐在人行道上。
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. 辳民們帶著在城市裡尋求更好生活的遙不可及的希望離開了那塊土地，。
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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，孤苦無依的
She looked a forlorn figure standing at the bus stop . 她站在公共汽車站，看上去孤苦伶仃。
literary
A forlorn place feels empty and sad .
空曠淒惶的（地方）
This forlorn industrial town has very high unemployment . 在這座空曠淒惶的工業小鎮上失業率非常高。
forlorn adjective (UNLIKELY TO SUCCEED)
[ 衹用在名詞前麪的形容詞 ]very unlikely to be achieved or to succeed
難以實現的；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 . 他們現在唯一的希望是外界會介入，但是這一希望也越來越渺茫。
She appeared on daytime TV in a forlorn attempt to persuade the public of her innocence . 她在日間電眡節目中露麪，枉然地想說服公衆相信她的清白。 返回 forlorn