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。 |