lonesome
adjective /ˈləʊnsəm/
/ˈləʊnsəm/
(especially North American English)- unhappy because you are alone and do not want to be or because you have no friends
孤独的；寂寞的 - I felt so lonesome after he left.
他离开后我感到非常孤单。
- I felt so lonesome after he left.
- (of a place
地方 人烟稀少的；荒凉的；偏僻的 - a lonesome road
偏僻的路
Which Word? alone / on your own / by yourself / lonely / lonealone / on your own / by yourself / lonely / lone- Alone, and on your own/by yourself (which are less formal and are the normal phrases used in spoken English), describe a person or thing that is separate from others. They do not mean that the person is unhappy:
alone 和较非正式、常用于口语的 on your own、by yourself 均指独自，但无孤独之义： - I like being alone in the house.
我喜欢独自一人待在家里。 - I’m going to London by myself next week.
我准备下星期一个人去伦敦。 - I want to finish this on my own (= without anyone’s help).
我想独自完成这项工作。
- I like being alone in the house.
- Lone/solitary/single mean that there is only one person or thing there; lone and solitary may sometimes suggest that the speaker thinks the person involved is lonely:
lone、solitary、single 意为单独；lone 和 solitary 有时可能暗示说话者认为谈及的人孤单： - a lone jogger in the park
在公园里独自慢跑的一个人 - long, solitary walks
独自一人长途行走
- a lone jogger in the park
- Lonely (North American English also lonesome) means that you are alone and sad:
lonely（美式英语亦作 lonesome）意为孤寂： - a lonely child
孤寂的孩子 - Sam was very lonely when he first moved to New York.
萨姆刚搬到纽约时非常寂寞。
lonely 还可描述使人感到孤寂的地方或活动： - a lonely house
一座冷清的房子
- a lonely child
- a lonesome road