lone‧ly S3 / ləʊnli $ loʊn- / 形容词 ( comparative lonelier , superlative loneliest )

1 unhappy because you are alone or do not have anyone to talk to 同义词 lonesome American English :

a lonely old man

Don’t you get lonely being on your own all day? ► Do not use lonely to mean ‘without anyone else’. Use alone : She is afraid to travel alone (NOT travel lonely).

2 a lonely experience or situation makes you unhappy because you are alone or do not have anyone to talk to :

a lonely journey

lonely life/existence

He led a lonely life with few friends.

3 the lonely [复数形式] people who are lonely

4 a lonely place is a long way from where people live and very few people go there 同义词 lonesome American English , remote , desolate

lonely place/road/spot etc

— loneliness 名词 [不可数名词]

THESAURUS

lonely ( also lonesome American English ) unhappy because you are alone or do not have any friends : Tammy felt very lonely when she first arrived in New York. | Our neighbor George is a very lonely man. | I get so lonesome here with no one to talk to.

isolated lonely because your situation makes it difficult for you to meet people : People caring for sick relatives often feel very isolated. | Children of very rich parents can grow up isolated from the rest of society.

alienated feeling that you do not belong in a particular place or group : She felt very alienated as the only woman in the company. | In high school she felt somehow different and alienated from other students.

homesick unhappy because you are a long way from your home and the people who live there : When I first went to Germany, I was very homesick.

miss somebody used when saying that you feel unhappy because someone is not there with you : I miss you. | She misses her friends.