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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3426 COCA: 2196
desert
dezəʳt dɪzɜːʳt dezəʳt dɪzɜːʳt dɪˈzɜːt ˈdɛzərt dɪˈzɜrt
Word forms: plural , 3rd person singular present tense deserts, present participle deserting, past tense , past participle deserted
The noun is pronounced 'dezət/. The pronunciation /dɪ'zɜːt/ is used for the verb and for meaning 8. The verb is hyphenated de|sert. 名词读作 /'dezət/。动词和义项 8 读作/dɪ'zɜːt/。动词分音节符号的位置为 de|sert。
1 N-VAR [oft in names] 沙漠;荒漠 A desert is a large area of land, usually in a hot region, where there is almost no water, rain, trees, or plants. 沙漠;荒漠

  • ...the Sahara Desert.

    撒哈拉大沙漠

  • ...the burning desert sun.

    沙漠中火辣辣的太阳

  • The vehicles have been modified to suit conditions in the desert.

    车辆已改装过以适应沙漠的环境。

SYN wilderness, waste, wilds, wasteland
2 N-COUNT [with supplement] 枯燥乏味的地方（或境况） If you refer to a place or situation as a desert, you think it is bad for people because it is not interesting, exciting, or useful in any way. 枯燥乏味的地方（或境况） [disapproval]

  • They live in 12 high-rise apartment buildings that sit in a desert of concrete.

    他们居住的地方是坐落于一片钢筋水泥丛林中的12栋高层公寓楼。

  • Pubs are a cultural desert.

    酒馆是文化沙漠。

3 VERB 离弃，舍弃(某地) If people or animals desert a place, they leave it and it becomes empty. 离弃，舍弃(某地)

  • Farmers are deserting their fields and coming here looking for jobs. [VERB noun]

    小农场主正舍弃他们的土地，到这里来寻找工作。

  • After the show, the audience deserts the Blackpool streets. [VERB noun]

    演出结束后，观众从布莱克浦的大街上消失了踪迹。

SYN abandon, leave, give up, quit [informal]
deserted

  • They went off to swim in the pool, which was now deserted.

    他们去一个已废弃的游泳池游泳。

  • She led them into a deserted sidestreet.

    她带着他们走进一条空寂无人的小巷。

4 VERB 抛弃，遗弃(某人) If someone deserts you, they go away and leave you, and no longer help or support you. 抛弃，遗弃(某人)

  • Mrs Roding's husband deserted her years ago. [VERB noun]

    罗丁太太的丈夫数年前抛弃了她。

  • He has been deserted by most of his advisers. [VERB noun]

    他的大多数顾问都弃他而去。

SYN leave, abandon, dump [informal] , strand
desertion

  • ...her father's desertion.

    她父亲的抛家弃子

5 VERB 背弃;放弃;脱离 If you desert something that you support, use, or are involved with, you stop supporting it, using it, or being involved with it. 背弃;放弃;脱离

  • The paper's price rise will encourage readers to desert in even greater numbers. [VERB]

    报纸价格的上涨将导致更多的读者不再订阅。

  • He was pained to see many youngsters deserting kibbutz life. [VERB noun]

    看到那么多的年轻人放弃了合作农场的生活，他感到很痛心。

  • Spaniards are worried about German investors deserting Spain for Eastern Europe. [VERB noun + for]

    西班牙人担心德国投资者放弃西班牙而转向东欧。

desertion

  • ...a mass desertion of the Party by the electorate.

    大批选民抛弃了该党

  • ...possible further desertions from the party at its conference.

    在其大会上可能发生的更多的退党

6 VERB 突然丧失(特质、技巧等) If a quality or skill that you normally have deserts you, you suddenly find that you do not have it when you need it or want it. 突然丧失(特质、技巧等)

  • Even when he appeared to be depressed, a dry sense of humour never deserted him. [VERB noun]

    即使在他看上去很沮丧的时候，他也从没有丧失过自己的冷面幽默。

  • She lost the next five games, and the set, as her confidence abruptly deserted her. [VERB noun]

    她突然自信心全失，接下来连败 5 局，并最终丢了这一盘。

7 VERB 擅离(职守);（尤指从军队)开小差 If someone deserts, or deserts a job, especially a job in the armed forces, they leave that job without permission. 擅离(职守);（尤指从军队)开小差

  • He was a second-lieutenant in the army until he deserted. [VERB]

    他在擅离部队之前是一名陆军少尉。

  • He deserted from army intelligence last month. [VERB + from]

    上个月他从陆军情报机关开小差跑了。

  • Young workers are more willing to desert jobs they don't like. [VERB noun]

    年轻职工对不喜欢的工作更易擅自离职。

SYN abscond, flee, defect, decamp
desertion

  • The high rate of desertion has added to the army's woes.

    高逃兵率更使部队雪上加霜。

  • There were a growing number of desertions from the federal army.

    联邦部队中出现越来越多的开小差现象。

8 PHRASE 应得的惩罚;报应 If you say that someone has got their just deserts, you mean that they deserved the unpleasant things that have happened to them, because they did something bad. 应得的惩罚;报应 [feelings]

  • At the end of the book the child's true identity is discovered, and the bad guys get their just deserts.

    在书的结尾，那个孩子的真实身份大白于世，坏人则得到了应有的惩罚。

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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3426 COCA: 2196
desert

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + DESERT | DESERT + VERB | DESERT + NOUN | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤arid, barren, dry, hot乾旱的／不毛的／乾燥的／炎熱的沙漠◇green fields surrounded by arid desert乾旱沙漠包圍的綠洲➤vast廣袤的沙漠➤empty, open (especially NAmE) 空曠的／開闊的沙漠▸➤inhospitable荒涼的沙漠▸➤Arctic, polar北極荒漠；極地荒原➤high高地沙漠➤flat平坦的沙漠▸➤cultural (figurative) 文化沙漠◇The town has become a cultural desert.這個鎮子變成了一個文化荒漠。VERB + DESERT➤become, turn into, turn to變成沙漠◇The land loses its protective cover of vegetation and soon turns into desert.土地失去植被保護就會很快變成沙漠。➤cross穿越沙漠◇He became the first person to cross the desert on foot.他成了第一個徒步穿越這片沙漠的人。DESERT + VERB➤stretch沙漠延伸◇The desert stretched for endless miles on all sides of us.沙漠向我們周圍無限延伸。DESERT + NOUN➤area, country, land, landscape, region沙漠區域／國家／地帶／風光／地區◇vast tracts of desert land大片大片一望無際的沙漠地帶➤conditions沙漠環境▸➤heat沙漠高溫▸➤sand, soil沙漠沙土；荒漠土壤▸➤floor, surface沙漠地面／地表▸➤plain沙漠平原▸➤animal, plant沙漠動物／植物PREPOSITION➤across the desert, through the desert穿越沙漠◇their journey across the desert他們穿越沙漠的旅行➤in the desert在沙漠裏◇cold nights in the desert沙漠裏寒冷的夜晚➤into the desert進入沙漠◇He drove off into the desert.他駕車進入了沙漠。
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3426 COCA: 2196
desert verb
⇨ abandon (The villages had been deserted.) ⇨ leave 5 (Don't worry — I won't desert you.) desert

noun

desert ♦︎ wilderness ♦︎ bush ♦︎ wasteland ♦︎ the wilds ♦︎ no-man's land ♦︎ the outback ♦︎ dust bowl ♦︎ wastesThese words all mean a large area of land where very few people live or can survive. 这些词均表示荒凉之地。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆in / into the desert / the wilderness / the bush / the wilds / no-man's land / the outback◆across the desert / no-man's land / the outback◆arid / barren / arctic / frozen desert / wilderness / wasteland / wastes◆the Australian desert / wilderness / bush / outback◆the African desert / wilderness / bush◆a cultural desert / wasteland◆to become a desert / wasteland■ desert [countable, uncountable] a large area of land that has very little water and very few plants growing on it. Many deserts are covered by sand. 沙漠；荒漠；荒原◆the Sahara Desert撒哈拉大沙漠◆Somalia is mostly desert.索马里大部分地区都是荒漠。◆They travelled many miles across burning desert sands.他们在灼热的沙漠里行走了许多英里。■ wilderness ˈwɪldənəs; NAmE ˈwɪldərnəs [countable, usually singular] a large area of land that has never been developed or used for growing crops because it is difficult to live there; a place that people do not take care of or control 荒原；野地；荒芜的地方◆The Antarctic is the world's last great wilderness.南极洲是世界上最后一个大荒原。◆ (NAmE) The US Department of Agriculture designated the land a wilderness area (= where it is not permitted to build houses or roads) in 1978.1978年美国农业部将这片土地划定为自然环境保留地区。◆That part of the city is a wilderness of run-down houses and derelict factories.该市的那一区域很荒僻，到处是破败的住房和废弃的工厂。■ bush ( often 常作 the bush) [uncountable] an area of wild land that has not been cleared, especially in Africa and Australia （尤指非洲和澳大利亚的）荒野◆Children are taught from an early age how to survive in the bush.孩子们从小就学习在荒野中求生的方法。■ wasteland ˈweɪstlænd [countable, uncountable] an area of land that cannot be used or that is no longer used for building or growing things on 荒地；不毛之地；废弃地◆City life could be improved by turning urban wastelands into parks.把城市的废弃土地改造成公园能够使城市生活得到改善。◆The film was shot in the desert wasteland of southern California.这部影片在加利福尼亚州南部的荒漠里拍摄。■ the wilds [plural] areas of a country far from towns or cities, where few people live 偏远地区；人烟稀少的地区◆It's a true tale of survival in the wilds of Alaska.这是一个在阿拉斯加人烟稀少的地区求生的真实故事。◆ (humorous) They live on a farm somewhere out in the wilds.他们住在边远地区的一个农场里。■ ˈno-man's land [uncountable, singular] an area of land between the borders of two countries or between two armies, that is not controlled by either （边境的）无人区域；（两军之间的）无人地带◆He led his platoon across no-man's land.他率领一排士兵越过了无人地带。■ the outback [countable, singular] the area of Australia that is a long way from the coast and the towns, where few people live （澳大利亚的）内地，内陆地区◆They live an isolated life in the outback of New South Wales.他们在新南威尔士州的内陆地区过着与世隔绝的生活。■ ˈdust bowl [countable, usually singular] an area of land that has recently been turned into desert by lack of rain or too much farming 风沙侵蚀区；干旱尘暴区◆Many families struggled to survive in the Oklahoma Dust Bowl of the 1930s.20世纪30年代，许多家庭在俄克拉何马州的风沙侵蚀区苦苦挣扎求生。■ wastes [plural] (formal) a large area of land where there are very few people, animals or plants 荒原；荒芜地区；人烟稀少的地区◆Millions of people were exiled to the frozen wastes of Siberia.数百万人被流放到西伯利亚的冻土荒原。
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3426 COCA: 2196

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