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词汇 lonesome
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Definition of lonesome in English:

lonesome

adjective ˈləʊns(ə)mˈloʊnsəm
North American
  • 1Solitary or lonely.

    〈主美〉孤独的,孤单的

    she felt lonesome and out of things

    她觉得孤独,有一种被冷落的感觉。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • It's just regrettable that it seems to be a rather dangerous business being a lonesome, sensitive, guitar-strumming singer-songwriter.
    • It was sunset and leading from her back was a solitary shadow, looking more lonesome than ever.
    • The Russian travels for about six months a year and this solitary pursuit would leave anyone lonesome, explaining the accompaniment of his wife on his travels across the world.
    • When the old woman's health weakened, Gina had offered to spend her solitary days with another lonesome soul, since she really had nothing better to do anyway.
    • We are lonesome here, and it is difficult for us to remember how much you love us.
    • His friends are all on vacation, leaving him bored and lonesome.
    • Unless he truly was a stalker, he was just a lonesome new kid, desperate for friends.
    • That first time away from home I got lonesome and decided to run away with two friends.
    • The majority of tears that were shed on first day at school day in Kerry on Monday flowed from the eyes of lonesome mums rather than wide-eyed children who were eagerly looking forward to the great new adventure.
    • We put it down to nerves and the fact that she might be feeling lonesome about being away from her family and her boyfriend for a long time.
    • In this way, it's like you're on the trip with me, an invisible friend that makes the journey less lonesome.
    • My life has always been fairly lonesome, but I don't think I've ever felt more alone than I do at the moment.
    Synonyms
    lonely, companionless, unaccompanied, by itself, by oneself, on its own, on one's own, alone, all alone, friendless
  • 2Remote and unfrequented.

    偏远的

    a lonesome, unfriendly place

    一个偏远而不友好的地方。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • In the bright gleam of a fresh morning the town looked all the more isolated and lonesome.
    • Beginning near Dawson City, this lonesome strip of loose gravel stretches 461 miles northeast, ending just shy of the Arctic Ocean in Inuvik, Northwest Territories.
    • A lonesome farm house on a hilltop sheds its tarred siding.
    Synonyms
    isolated, out of the way, outlying, off the beaten track, secluded, in the depths of …, hard to find, lonely, in the back of beyond, in the hinterlands, off the map, in the middle of nowhere, godforsaken, obscure, inaccessible, cut-off, unreachable

Phrases

  • by one's lonesome

    • informal All alone.

      〈非正式〉单枪匹马

      I'll be by my lonesome all night
      Example sentencesExamples
      • It's enough to repel a girl, all by its lonesome.
      • I've lived on my lonesome for abut 5 months now and have realised that there are a number of things which need to be discussed.
      • Cynthia had dwelled alone in her home, forlorn on her lonesome, with only Julian to keep her company.
      • We had to figure out what it was all on our lonesome.
      • Just imagine, I have succeeded in getting my first ever belt for kick-boxing all on my lonesome and I have to say I'm delighted.
      • I got in some extra training for Kilimanjaro last week and tackled the Bangor Trail all on my lonesome.
      • In fact, I have to confess that I came to miss the latter just a tad, living on my lonesome with only one other neighbor on the floor.
      • What am I gonna do in a van all on my lonesome, huh?
      • The last time I ventured into the city on my lonesome, I ran into my old friend and ex-colleague Mick.
      • That is less than the equivalent would cost you for eating the same on your lonesome in Paris or New York.
      Synonyms
      alone, all alone, on one's own, in a solitary state, separately, singly, solitarily, unaccompanied, solo

Derivatives

  • lonesomely

  • adverbˈləʊns(ə)mli
    North American
    • The trouble was that Juan wasn't with me when my mother found out, and I stood trial pretty lonesomely.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • She pulled the door back and forth to make the smoke drift outside, and left it open before going into the kitchen where her dad was sitting at the table, lonesomely puffing away on his cigarette.
      • He bowed his head and one single tear escaped closed lids and rolled lonesomely down his cheek.
  • lonesomeness

  • nounˈləʊns(ə)mnəsˈloʊns(ə)mnəs
    North American
    • Believe it or not she began to get used to the lonesomeness.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • It is a story of passion and lonesomeness which inspires as well as entertains.
      • The man who sings with the kind of lonesomeness associated with Hank Williams has cultivated a major following in the western region over the past decade.
      • Higgins' major themes are travel and lonesomeness.
      • For his love alone does she remain in that contemptible town, suffering the lonesomeness of teenage cruelty.

Definition of lonesome in US English:

lonesome

adjectiveˈlōnsəmˈloʊnsəm
North American
  • 1Solitary or lonely.

    〈主美〉孤独的,孤单的

    she felt lonesome and out of things

    她觉得孤独,有一种被冷落的感觉。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • When the old woman's health weakened, Gina had offered to spend her solitary days with another lonesome soul, since she really had nothing better to do anyway.
    • The majority of tears that were shed on first day at school day in Kerry on Monday flowed from the eyes of lonesome mums rather than wide-eyed children who were eagerly looking forward to the great new adventure.
    • It was sunset and leading from her back was a solitary shadow, looking more lonesome than ever.
    • We are lonesome here, and it is difficult for us to remember how much you love us.
    • It's just regrettable that it seems to be a rather dangerous business being a lonesome, sensitive, guitar-strumming singer-songwriter.
    • We put it down to nerves and the fact that she might be feeling lonesome about being away from her family and her boyfriend for a long time.
    • Unless he truly was a stalker, he was just a lonesome new kid, desperate for friends.
    • In this way, it's like you're on the trip with me, an invisible friend that makes the journey less lonesome.
    • My life has always been fairly lonesome, but I don't think I've ever felt more alone than I do at the moment.
    • That first time away from home I got lonesome and decided to run away with two friends.
    • His friends are all on vacation, leaving him bored and lonesome.
    • The Russian travels for about six months a year and this solitary pursuit would leave anyone lonesome, explaining the accompaniment of his wife on his travels across the world.
    Synonyms
    lonely, companionless, unaccompanied, by itself, by oneself, on its own, on one's own, alone, all alone, friendless
  • 2Remote and unfrequented.

    偏远的

    a lonesome, unfriendly place

    一个偏远而不友好的地方。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • In the bright gleam of a fresh morning the town looked all the more isolated and lonesome.
    • Beginning near Dawson City, this lonesome strip of loose gravel stretches 461 miles northeast, ending just shy of the Arctic Ocean in Inuvik, Northwest Territories.
    • A lonesome farm house on a hilltop sheds its tarred siding.
    Synonyms
    isolated, out of the way, outlying, off the beaten track, secluded, in the depths of …, hard to find, lonely, in the back of beyond, in the hinterlands, off the map, in the middle of nowhere, godforsaken, obscure, inaccessible, cut-off, unreachable

Phrases

  • by one's lonesome

    • informal All alone.

      〈非正式〉单枪匹马

      Example sentencesExamples
      • The last time I ventured into the city on my lonesome, I ran into my old friend and ex-colleague Mick.
      • I got in some extra training for Kilimanjaro last week and tackled the Bangor Trail all on my lonesome.
      • I've lived on my lonesome for abut 5 months now and have realised that there are a number of things which need to be discussed.
      • It's enough to repel a girl, all by its lonesome.
      • That is less than the equivalent would cost you for eating the same on your lonesome in Paris or New York.
      • Cynthia had dwelled alone in her home, forlorn on her lonesome, with only Julian to keep her company.
      • In fact, I have to confess that I came to miss the latter just a tad, living on my lonesome with only one other neighbor on the floor.
      • What am I gonna do in a van all on my lonesome, huh?
      • Just imagine, I have succeeded in getting my first ever belt for kick-boxing all on my lonesome and I have to say I'm delighted.
      • We had to figure out what it was all on our lonesome.
      Synonyms
      alone, all alone, on one's own, in a solitary state, separately, singly, solitarily, unaccompanied, solo
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