adj. 荒凉的

Desolate \Des"o*late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Desolated}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Desolating}.]
1. To make desolate; to leave alone; to deprive of
inhabitants; as, the earth was nearly desolated by the
flood.

2. To lay waste; to ruin; to ravage; as, a fire desolates a
city.

Constructed in the very heart of a desolating war.
--Sparks.