0 the state of a place that is empty or where everything has been destroyed -- 荒蕪；荒廢；荒涼
a scene of desolation 荒涼的景象
The end of it will be with a flood, and till the end of the war, desolations are determined.
The soul in the illuminative way will have to experience periods of spiritual consolations and desolations.
The soul, however, is not always in this state free from desolations and passive purgation.
The ending is not consolation, but desolation - or, if even that risks sounding too sentimental - desultory, with a few clattery, breathy sounds that might as well be silence.
When history speaks in simple terms, art and culture fall into desolation.
New playing fields, grassy parks, fertile allotments, inland boating centres, could all be created from the present decay and desolation.
We went to one street which, in particular, was a street of desolation.
We heard stories of such sadness and desolation that it was difficult not to be moved to tears.
