lonely

柯林斯词典

1. ADJ Someone who is lonely is unhappy because they are alone or do not have anyone they can talk to. (人) 孤独的
...lonely people who just want to talk. …只想聊聊天的孤独的人。
2. ADJ A lonely situation or period of time is one in which you feel unhappy because you are alone or do not have anyone to talk to. 孤独的 (情形、时期)
I desperately needed something to occupy me during those long, lonely nights. 在那些漫长而又孤独的夜晚我拼命想找点事做。
3. ADJ A lonely place is one where very few people come. 偏僻的
It felt like the loneliest place in the world. 这就像是世界上最偏僻的地方。

Da Silva plays a bright , lonely student from New York, adrift in small-town Arizona.
He couldn't bear to think of the lonely year ahead .
He felt lonely and far from home .
I know what it's like to be lonely, so I do feel for her.
You can't complain of being lonely when you don't make any effort to meet people .