For others, it is a time of boredom, loneliness and poor health.
出自-2010年12月听力原文
英语六级真题
Many doctors and researchers believe that loneliness harms the immune system, making us more vulnerable to a range of miner and major illnesses.
出自-2010年6月听力原文
柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
N-UNCOUNT
孤独;寂寞
Loneliness is the unhappiness that is felt by someone because they do not have any friends or do not have anyone to talk to.
例句
I have so many friends, but deep down, underneath, I have a fear of loneliness.我虽然有很多朋友,但心底里还是惧怕寂寞。
英汉词典释义
n.
孤独,寂寞;人迹罕至
He endured agonies of loneliness and misery.他忍受着寂寞和贫穷的折磨。He envisaged an old age of loneliness and poverty.他面对着一个孤独而贫困的晚年。Being with peers and friends does not necessarily solve this feeling of loneliness.跟同龄人及朋友在一起并不一定能消除这种孤独感。
英英词典释义
Noun
1. the state of being alone in solitary isolation
2. sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned