1 unhappy because you are not with other people 孤寂的;寂寞的:
to feel sad and lonely感到悲伤和寂寞
2 (used about a situation or a period of time) sad and spent alone (指情况或一段时间)悲哀寂寞的,孤寂的
3 (only before a noun 只用于名词前) far from other people and places where people live 偏僻的;人迹罕至的
☞ Look at the note at alone. 参看alone的注释。 ➔lonelinessnoun [U]
☞Compare solitude and isolation. 与solitude及isolation比较。
lonely/ˋlonlI; ˈləʊnli/adj 1 unhappy because you are alone [ lonesome AmE 【美】] 孤寂的﹐寂寞的: Don’t you get lonely living on your own? 你一个人住不寂寞吗?a lonely old man 一个孤独的老人2 a lonely place is a long way from where people live〔地方〕荒僻的﹐人烟稀少的: a lonely country road 一条偏僻的乡间道路 —loneliness n [U]
lonelylonelylonelierloneliestadjective (lonelier, loneliest)1unhappy because you are not with other people: She felt very lonely when she first went to live in the city.2far from other places: a lonely house in the hillsLook at alone.▶ lonelinessnoun (no plural)