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for·lornBrE /fəˈlɔːn/NAmE /fərˈlɔːrn/ adjective(of a person 人) appearing lonely and unhappy 孤苦伶仃的；孤独凄凉的◆She looked so forlorn, standing there in the rain. 她站在雨中，显得孤苦伶仃。(of a place 地方) not cared for and with no people in it 凄凉的；荒芜的◆Empty houses quickly take on a forlorn look. 空无一人的房屋很快就显得凄凉。unlikely to succeed, come true, etc. 不大可能成功的；难以实现的◆She waited in the forlorn hope that he would one day come back to her. 她几乎毫无指望地等待他有一天会回到她的身边。◆His father smiled weakly in a forlorn attempt to reassure him that everything was all right. 他父亲淡淡地一笑，试图安慰他一切都好，却没什么效果。▸ for·lorn·ly BrE /fəˈlɔːnli/NAmE /fərˈlɔːrnli/ adverb |