forlorn UK [fə'lɔ:n] US [fɚ'lɔ:rn] adjective SAD 可悲的 literary ■alone and unhappy; left alone and not cared for 孤苦伶仃的;孤苦无依的•She looked a forlorn figure standing at the bus stop.她站在公车站,看上去孤苦伶仃。 UK [fə'lɔ:n] US [fɚ'lɔ:rn] adjective UNLIKELY TO SUCCEED 不大可能成功的 [before noun] ■very unlikely to be achieved or to succeed 难以实现的;不大可能成功的•Their only hope now is that the outside world will intervene but it is an increasingly forlorn hope.他们现在唯一的希望是外界会介入,但是这一希望也越来越渺茫。 •She appeared on daytime TV in a forlorn attempt to persuade the public of her innocence.她在日间电视节目中露面,枉然地想说服公众相信她的清白。 |