lonely
adjective uk/ˈləʊn.li/ us/ˈloʊn.li/
B1 孤独的，寂寞的
unhappy because you are not with other people
She gets lonely now that all the kids have left home. 现在孩子们都离开了家，她感到有些孤独。
the lonely life of a widower 鳏夫寂寞的生活
B2 孤独的，孤零零的，远离人群的
A lonely place is a long way from where people live.
a lonely stretch of Arizona highway 亚利桑那一段荒凉的公路
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- 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.
Idiom
lonely heartsidiom (also lonely hearts club/column, etc.) 知音俱乐部;（杂志的）婚介交友专栏
a place or part of a magazine, etc. for people who would like to make new friends or meet a sexual partner