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forlorn    音标拼音: [fɚl'ɔrn]
a. 孤独的,悲惨的,凄凉的

孤独的,悲惨的,凄凉的

forlorn
adj 1: marked by or showing hopelessness; "the last forlorn
attempt"; "a forlorn cause"

Forlorn \For*lorn"\, a. [OE., p. p. of forlesen to lose utterly,
AS. forle['o]san (p. p. forloren); pref. for- le['o]san (in
comp.) to lose; cf. D. verliezen to lose, G. verlieren, Sw.
f["o]rlora, Dan. forloren, Goth. fraliusan to lose. See
{For-}, and {Lorn}, a., {Lose}, v. t.]
1. Deserted; abandoned; lost.
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Of fortune and of hope at once forlorn. --Spenser.
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Some say that ravens foster forlorn children.
--Shak.
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2. Destitute; helpless; in pitiful plight; wretched;
miserable; almost hopeless; desperate.
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For here forlorn and lost I tread. --Goldsmith.
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The condition of the besieged in the mean time was
forlorn in the extreme. --Prescott.
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She cherished the forlorn hope that he was still
living. --Thomson.
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{A forlorn hope} [D. verloren hoop, prop., a lost band or
troop; verloren, p. p. of verliezen to lose hoop band;
akin to E. heap. See {For-}, and {Heap}.] (Mil.), a body
of men (called in F. {enfants perdus}, in G. {verlornen
posten}) selected, usually from volunteers, to attempt a
breach, scale the wall of a fortress, or perform other
extraordinarily perilous service; also, a desperate case
or enterprise.

Syn: Destitute, lost; abandoned; forsaken; solitary;
helpless; friendless; hopeless; abject; wretched;
miserable; pitiable.
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Forlese \For*lese"\, v. t. [p. p. {Forlore}, {Forlorn}.] [OE.
forlesen. See {Forlorn}.]
To lose utterly. [Obs.] --haucer.
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Forlorn \For*lorn"\, n.
1. A lost, forsaken, or solitary person.
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Forced to live in Scotland a forlorn. --Shak.
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2. A forlorn hope; a vanguard. [Obs.]
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Our forlorn of horse marched within a mile of the
enemy. --Oliver
Cromvell.
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75 Moby Thesaurus words for "forlorn":
abandoned, affording no hope, alone, apathetic, bereft, bleak,
cheerless, comfortless, cynical, defenseless, dejected, depressed,
deserted, desolate, desole, despairing, desperate, despondent,
desponding, disconsolate, dismal, dispirited, dolorous, down,
fatherless, forgotten, forsaken, friendless, fruitless, futile,
gloomy, glum, godforsaken, grim, heartsick, heartsore, helpless,
homeless, hopeless, in despair, inconsolable, joyless, kithless,
lonely, lonesome, lost, low-spirited, lugubrious, melancholy,
miserable, motherless, mournful, neglected, oppressed, outcast,
pathetic, pessimistic, pitiable, pitiful, sad, shunned, sick,
sick at heart, solitary, sorrowful, soul-sick, unconsolable,
unfriended, unhappy, unhopeful, vain, without hope, woebegone,
woeful, wretched



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  • FORLORN Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
    The meaning of FORLORN is bereft, forsaken How to use forlorn in a sentence Synonym Discussion of Forlorn
  • FORLORN | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
    FORLORN definition: 1 alone and unhappy; left alone and not cared for: 2 A forlorn place feels empty and sad: 3… Learn more
  • FORLORN Definition Meaning - Dictionary. com
    Forlorn definition: desolate or dreary; unhappy or miserable, as in feeling, condition, or appearance See examples of FORLORN used in a sentence
  • Forlorn - Definition, Meaning Synonyms - Vocabulary. com
    When someone is forlorn, it means that they not only feel miserable but simultaneously desolate because they believe they are alone Forlorn is a very old word in English, and in fact it comes from the Old English word forlesen and means "to lose completely "
  • forlorn - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
    Pitifully sad, wretched, miserable; lonely, especially from feeling abandoned, deserted, forsaken For here forlorn and loſt I tread, With fainting ſteps and ſlow; Where wilds immeaſurably ſpread, Seem lengthening as I go
  • forlorn adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes . . .
    Definition of forlorn adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more
  • Forlorn - definition of forlorn by The Free Dictionary
    1 miserable, as in condition or appearance; dreary; wretched 2 lonely and sad; forsaken; desolate 3 expressive of hopelessness; despairing: forlorn glances 4 bereft; destitute: forlorn of comfort [before 1150; Middle English forlesen to forfeit, desert, Old English forlēosan See for -, lose] for•lorn′ness, n
  • FORLORN - Definition Translations | Collins English Dictionary
    Discover everything about the word "FORLORN" in English: meanings, translations, synonyms, pronunciations, examples, and grammar insights - all in one comprehensive guide
  • forlorn - definition and meaning - Wordnik
    adjective Sad or lonely, especially from being deserted or abandoned adjective Suggesting or characterized by sadness or loneliness adjective Wretched or pitiful in appearance or condition adjective Bereft or deprived adjective Nearly hopeless; desperate from The Century Dictionary Lost; deserted; forsaken; abandoned
  • Forlorn Definition Meaning - YourDictionary
    Lonely and sad; unhappy and neglected Suggesting or characterized by sadness or loneliness The forlorn whistle of a train in the night Wretched or pitiful in appearance or condition People living in forlorn shacks (obsolete) Past participle of forlese





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