desolate
英 ['des(ə)lət]
美['dɛsələt]
	    - adj. 荒凉的;无人烟的
 - vt. 使荒凉;使孤寂
 
英英释意
- 1. leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch;
 - "The mother deserted her children"
 
- 2. reduce in population;
 - "The epidemic depopulated the countryside"
 
- 3. devastate or ravage;
 - "The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion"
 
