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    desert 的英语意思

    desertdesert1 /ˈdezət $ -ərt/ noun 查看全部语言翻译1 [countable, uncountable] a large area of land where it is always very dry, there are few plants, and there is a lot of sand or rocks大片土地,气候极为干燥,植被稀少,多沙地或岩石:  the Sahara Desert撒哈拉沙漠 This area of the country is mostly desert.该国这一地区大部分是沙漠。in the desert The plane crash-landed in the desert.飞机在沙漠中迫降。2[countable] a place where there is no activity or where nothing interesting happens毫无生气、了无趣味的地方:  The railroad yard was a desert now.铁路调车场如今已是一片荒芜。Do not confuse with dessert (=the sweet part of a meal).COLLOCATIONS词语搭配adjectives形容词vast (=extremely big)· the vast Gobi desert in China· 中国广袤的戈壁沙漠empty (=with no buildings or people in it)· Outside the city there was nothing but empty desert.· 城外什么都没有,只是一片空旷的沙漠。arid (=with very little rain)· Very little can grow in this arid desert.· 这片干旱的沙漠里几乎什么都长不了。an inhospitable desert (=not easy to live or stay in)· The interior of the country is an inhospitable desert.· 该国内陆是一片荒凉险峻的沙漠。a barren desert (=where no plants can grow)· Years of intensive farming have turned the area into a barren desert.· 多年的密集耕作使这一地区变成了一片贫瘠的沙漠。desert + NOUNdesert + 名词a desert area/region· A hot dry wind blows from the desert areas of North Africa.· 来自北非沙漠地区的热浪干风吹来。a desert landscape· the flat desert landscape outside Kuwait· 科威特郊外平坦的沙漠景观desert country/land· Large parts of Oman are desert country.· 阿曼大部分地区是沙漠地带。the desert sun/heat· Animals shelter from the desert sun during the day.· 动物们白天躲避沙漠中的烈日。phrases短语a stretch/expanse of desert (=a very large area of desert)· In front of us was nothing but a vast expanse of desert.· 我们面前除了一望无际的沙漠,别无他物。
    desertdesert2 /dɪˈzɜːt $ -ˈzɜːrt/ verb 1[transitive] to leave someone or something and no longer help or support them离弃某人或某物,不再给予帮助或支持 SYN  abandon:  Helen was deserted by her husband.海伦被丈夫抛弃了。 Many of the party’s traditional voters deserted it at the last election.上次选举中,该党许多传统选民抛弃了它。 The price rise caused many readers to desert the magazine.价格上涨导致许多读者放弃了这本杂志。desert somebody for somebody He deserted her for another woman.他为了另一个女人抛弃了她。2[transitive] to leave a place so that it is completely empty离开某地,使其完全空无一人 SYN  abandon:  The birds have deserted their nest.鸟儿已经遗弃了它们的巢。3[intransitive] to leave the army, navy etc without permission未经许可擅自离开陆军、海军等部队:  Several hundred soldiers have deserted.数百名士兵已擅自离队。4[transitive] if a feeling, quality, or skill deserts you, you no longer have it, especially at a time when you need it(感觉、品质或技能)突然消失,尤指在最需要时不再拥有:  Mike’s confidence seemed to have deserted him.Mike 的自信似乎已经消失殆尽。