forlorn
adjective uk/fəˈlɔːn/ us/fɚˈlɔːrn/
(SAD)
literary孤苦伶仃的，孤苦无依的
alone and unhappy; left alone and not cared for
She looked a forlorn figure standing at the bus stop. 她站在公共汽车站，看上去孤苦伶仃。
literary空旷凄惶的（地方）
A forlorn place feels empty and sad.
This forlorn industrial town has very high unemployment. 在这座空旷凄惶的工业小镇上失业率非常高。
(UNLIKELY TO SUCCEED)
[ before noun ]难以实现的;不大可能成功的
very unlikely to be achieved or to succeed
Their only hope now is that the outside world will intervene but it is an increasingly forlorn hope. 他们现在唯一的希望是外界会介入，但是这一希望也越来越渺茫。
She appeared on daytime TV in a forlorn attempt to persuade the public of her innocence. 她在日间电视节目中露面，枉然地想说服公众相信她的清白。