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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