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[英] [ˈdezət] [美] [ˈdɛzət] 生词本

n.

adj.

[di'zə:t]

v.

  • 易混淆的单词：Desert  

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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 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. 

  • ...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。

2. N-COUNT 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. 

  • 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. 

  • Farmers are deserting their fields and coming here looking for jobs...

    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.

    演出结束后，观众从布莱克浦的大街上消失了踪迹。

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. 

  • Mrs Roding's husband deserted her years ago...

    罗丁太太的丈夫数年前抛弃了她。

  • He has been deserted by most of his advisers.

    他的大多数顾问都弃他而去。

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. 

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

    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...

    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.

    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. 

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

    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.

    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. 

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

    他在擅离部队之前是一名陆军少尉。

  • He deserted from army intelligence last month...

    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.

    年轻职工对不喜欢的工作更易擅自离职。

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. 

  • 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。

Noun

1. an arid region with little or no vegetation

Verb

1. leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch;

  • "The mother deserted her children"

2. desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army;

  • "If soldiers deserted Hitler's army, they were shot"
Adjective

1. located in a dismal or remote area; desolate;

  • "a desert island"
  • "a godforsaken wilderness crossroads"
  • "a wild stretch of land"
  • "waste places"

公路科技

<名>
  • 1.沙漠

土壤学

<名>
  • 1.沙漠
  • 2.为流沙、沙丘所覆盖的地区。

地理学

<名>
  • 1.荒漠

林学

<名>
  • 1.沙漠

植物学

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  • 1.荒漠

法律

  • 1.不毛之地
1. A large part of the southwestern United States is unsettled desert.
美国西南部的大部分是无人居住的沙漠。

来自《简明英汉词典》

2. Acclaimed as a "pearl in the desert",the city is thriving as never before.
这个城市空前地繁荣兴旺起来，被誉为“沙漠中的明珠”。

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3. After the settlers left, the area reverted to desert.
早期移民离开之后，这个地区又变成了一片沙漠。

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4. As he hated army life, he decide to desert his regiment.
因为他嫌恶军队生活，所以他决心背弃自己所在的那个团。

来自《用法词典》

5. As we drove towards the desert, the vegetation became sparse.
我们驱车前往沙漠，沿途的草木渐渐变得稀疏。

来自《简明英汉词典》

6. Cactus is a type of green desert plant.
仙人掌是一种绿色的沙漠植物。

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7. Canals have been built to take water to the desert.
开掘渠道把水引进沙漠。

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8. Defoe skilfully narrated the adventures of Robinson Crusoe on his desert island.
笛福生动地叙述了鲁滨逊·克鲁索在荒岛上的冒险故事。

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9. Desert lands are arid.
沙漠地区是草木不生的。

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10. Dying of thirst, the desert traveler ground out a request for water.
这个沙漠旅行者几乎要渴死了，嗓音沙哑地说要喝水。

来自《简明英汉词典》

11. Few kinds of plants grow in the desert.
几乎没有植物在沙漠上生长。

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12. Few plants or animals thrive in the desert.
极少数植物或动物能在沙漠中茁壮成长。

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13. He could not tolerate the extremes of heat in the desert.
他忍受不住沙漠的酷热。

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14. He raced his car across the desert.
他开车驶过那片荒漠。

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15. In time of adversity,those who do not desert you are real friends.
在患难中不弃你而去的人才是真正的朋友。

来自《简明英汉词典》

16. It is a vast expanse of desert.
那是一片辽阔的沙漠。

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17. It's a long chance to build a city in the desert.
在沙漠中建一座城市要冒相当大的险。

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18. It's a story about an Arab in the desert.
这是一个生活在沙漠地区的阿拉伯人的故事。

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19. It's too bad of you to desert her in trouble.
你在她困难的时候抛弃她，真是太差劲了。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

20. Let's make out that we are wrecked on a desert island.
让我们假装在荒岛上遇难。

来自《简明英汉词典》