冷落 (lěng luò) — (adjective) desolate, unfrequented, deserted; (verb) to treat coldly, to snub, to give the cold shoulder
Definition
Covers both senses: an unfrequented place (like 荒凉, 偏僻) AND, as a verb, snubbing someone — which is what it has in common with 冷淡's verb sense (give the cold shoulder). Both are interchangeable as verbs; as an adjective of place 冷落 is closer to 荒凉.
adjective
desolateunfrequenteddeserted
verb
to treat coldlyto snubto give the cold shoulder
Examples
- 冷落，。Zhè tiáo jiē hěn lěng luò, wǎn shàng jī hū méi yǒu xíng rén.This street is very deserted — there are almost no pedestrians at night.
- ，冷落。Tā yīn wèi xīn qíng bù hǎo, suǒ yǐ lěng luò le suǒ yǒu péng you.Because he was in a bad mood, he snubbed all his friends.
- 冷落，。Tā zài gōng sī lǐ zǒng shì bèi tóng shì lěng luò, jué de hěn gū dú.She is always cold-shouldered by her colleagues at work and feels very lonely.
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