“萧条的”常见英文表达有 desolate、bleak、depressed(在描述经济萧条时常用) 、dilapidated(侧重于形容破败萧条的景象) 等,具体使用哪个词取决于语境:
desolate:指地方荒无人烟、冷清凄凉,强调一种缺乏生机、被遗弃的感觉。
例句:The desolate landscape stretched out as far as the eye could see.(一眼望去,是一片荒凉萧条的景象。)
bleak:形容环境荒凉、毫无生气,也可用于形容前景黯淡。
例句:The abandoned factory stood in a bleak, windswept field.(那座废弃的工厂矗立在一片荒凉、狂风肆虐的田野上。)
dilapidated:侧重于描述建筑物或场所因年久失修而显得破败、萧条。
例句:The dilapidated old house had an air of desolation.(那座破败的老房子弥漫着一股萧条的气息。)
depressed:在经济领域,常用来描述市场、行业或整体经济处于不景气、萧条的状态。
例句:The depressed economy has led to high unemployment rates.(经济萧条导致失业率居高不下。)