用作及物动词
▲S+～+n./pron.
War has desolated that city.战争毁坏了那个城市。
Her death desolated him.她的死使他很痛苦。

［派生词］ desolately adv. 荒凉地，无人居住地；凄凉地‖desolateness n. 荒凉，荒芜；孤寂，凄凉

用作定语
▲～+n.
Surf booms upon a desolate shore.波浪轰隆隆地拍打着荒凉的海岸。
用作表语
▲S+be+～
He has been desolate since his wife died.自从妻子去世后，他一直很孤独。