Gilbert Dewey Gaedcke III, 41, was rescued Friday afternoon after a teenager on a helicopter tour spotted him stumbling across the rocky lava, trying to attract attention with a mirror from his camera.

　　Gaedcke had been missing since Sunday night, when he decided to take a hike across desolate lava fields near Hawaii Volcanoes National Park to get a closer look at an active volcano.

　　在这篇报道中，desolate用作形容词，意思是“荒凉的、 无人烟的”，也可以表示“孤独的、被遗弃的、凄凉的”。如例句：Streets, which were usually, so thronged, now has grown desolate. (过去拥挤的街道现在荒芜了。) Desolate也可以用作动词，意思是"使荒芜；使凄凉、 使孤独、 使悲惨； 遗弃"，如例句：The invading army desolated the country. （入侵的军队使那个国家饱受蹂躏。）

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