1. 孤苦伶仃的;愁苦的 If someone is forlorn, they feel alone and unhappy.
forlorn的意思
e.g. One of the demonstrators, a young woman, sat forlorn on the pavement... 一名年輕的女示威者獨自一人坐在人行路上。 e.g. He looked a forlorn figure as he limped off after 26 minutes. 26 分鐘之后他一瘸一拐地走出來(lái)，顯得孤單凄涼。
forlornly A Dutch newspaper photographed the president waiting forlornly in the rain. 一份荷蘭報紙拍到了總統形單影只地在雨中等待的照片。
2. 無(wú)人居住的;荒涼的;廢棄的 If a place is forlorn, it is deserted and not cared for, or has little in it.
e.g. They headed inland on a forlorn road that was rutted and pocked... 他們沿著(zhù)一條坑坑洼洼布滿(mǎn)車(chē)轍印的荒涼小路向內地進(jìn)發(fā)。 e.g. The once glorious palaces stood empty and forlorn. 昔日金碧輝煌的宮殿顯得空寂而又荒涼。
forlornly It is stranded somewhat forlornly in the middle of the plain. 它有些孤零零地立在平原中央。
3. (希望、嘗試等)沒(méi)有成功機會(huì )的，無(wú)謂的 A forlorn hope or attempt is one that you think has no chance of success.
e.g. Peasants have left the land in the forlorn hope of finding a better life in cities. 農民離開(kāi)土地，希望能在城市找到更好的生活，卻不知道這根本難以實(shí)現。 e.g. ...a forlorn effort to keep from losing my mind. 試圖不讓自己?jiǎn)适Ю碇堑臒o(wú)謂努力
forlornly His father forlornly hoped someone might have seen them. 他的父親徒然地希望有人可能看見(jiàn)他們。