1. 孤独的，寂寞的　 unhappy because of being alone or without friends
2. 荒凉的，人迹罕至的　 far from inhabited places;not often visited;remote

　～ house　孤零零的房子
　～ island　孤岛
　～ tree　孤零零的一棵树
　～ village　偏僻的村庄
　very ～　非常寂寞
　～ desperately　极其孤独
　～ intolerably　寂寞得几乎难以忍受
　feel ～　感到孤寂

　At heart, I'm a lonely man—yes, a lonely man.　内心里，我是个孤独者，是的，一个孤独者。
　The lonely old man was much to be pitied by all of us.　那位孤独的老人得到了我们大家的同情。
　So many people pass by and never notice the old lonely people staying by the road all day.　很多人从旁边经过，但从没留意到那些成天呆在路边的孤独老人。
　The old woman led a lonely life.　这位老太太过着孤独的生活。
　Thoughts of home and family recurred to the lonely traveller.　对家和亲人的思念重新浮上孤寂游人的心头。
　I wandered like a lonely cloud.　我像一朵孤云遨游。
　He always had a lonely nature and chose to live to himself.　他一向性情孤僻，愿意过离群索居的生活。
　I shall have a companion in the house after all these lonely years.　孤独了这么多年后，我也该有个伴在家了。
　The train stopped frequently at lonely little stations, which resulted in a sleepless night.　火车不时在孤寂的小站停下来，这使我一夜难眠。
　Robinson lived on the lonely island for 20 years.　鲁宾逊在这个荒凉的岛上居住了20年。
　Finally he reached a lonely island which was completely cut off from the outside world.　最后，他来到了一个完全和外界隔绝的孤岛上。
　The cabin was built in a lonely spot.　那间小屋建在荒凉的地方。
　This is a lonely courtyard.　这是一个很少有人涉足的院子。
　They live a lonely life in a lonely house in the hills.　他们在山中的一座孤零零的房子里，过着寂寞的生活。
　We can contrast this story, set in a large modern city, with another one that tells of life on a lonely farm.　我们可以将这篇以现代化的大城市生活为背景的故事与另一篇描写偏僻农场生活的故事对照一下。
　Mary went off with Jack and got married in a lonely mountain village.　玛丽和杰克私奔，在一个偏僻的山村结了婚。
　The old, the sick and the lonely are most at risk.　老人，病人及孤单的人很容易遭受危险。

　He was extremely lonely.　他极其孤独。
　She felt lonely and sick for her parents.　她感到孤独，十分想念她的父母。
　He found satisfaction in music when he was lonely.　在感到孤独的时候，他就听音乐解闷。
　He felt lonely after he buried his good friend.　埋葬了他的好友之后，他感到很孤独。
　He lived alone, but he was far from lonely.　他独自一个人住，但他一点也不寂寞。
　Though John was not alone, he was lonely.　虽然约翰并不是独自一个人，他却感觉寂寞。
　If you would interest yourself in other people, you wouldn't feel so lonely.　如果你愿关心他人，你就不会感到寂寞。
　He is used to collective life and feels lonely when he is left alone.　他习惯于集体生活，只剩下他一个人的时候，他就感到孤独。
　Living in a big city can be very lonely.　在大城市里生活还真很孤寂。
　The place is a bit lonely.　那个地方有点荒凉。

 ♣ lonely, alone
　参见alone条。

　［同义词］ alone, friendless;desolate, forsaken, remote
　［词源］　中古英语lone（孤独）