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desert n.沙漠；荒地；应得(的惩罚或奖励)v.遗弃；离弃；放弃；擅离职守 (1) 他们中有些人在沙漠中渴死了。(2) 水能把一片不毛之地变成一座花园。(3) 那个母亲生下他后不久就把他遗弃了。(4) 这些村庄已经荒无人烟了。(5) 价格上涨让使这本杂志丧失了很多读者。(6) 战争期间开小差的士兵要受到严惩。 Desert comes from the Latin desertus, for abandoned or lying in waste. This can refer to a vast sandy area without vegetation, or any empty, lifeless expanse. As a verb, it means to leave someone or something. A soldier who runs away from the army is called a deserter. Occasionally you'll hear someone say, "He got his just deserts," which doesn't have anything to do with abandonment; it means he got what he deserved.

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英 ['dezət] 美 ['dezərt] (1) Some of them died of thirst in the desert.(2) Water can transform a desert into a garden.(3) The baby's mother deserted him soon after giving birth.(4) The villages had been deserted.(5) The price rise caused many readers to desert the magazine.(6) A soldier who deserts in time of war is punished severely. A desert is a very dry area of land where few plants and animals can live. If you find yourself stranded in the middle of the desert, you'll have no company except for the occasional lizard or scorpion. 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 可变名词]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.   [oft in names after n]...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 可数名词]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.   [with supp]  [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 动词]离弃，舍弃(某地) If people or animals desert a place, they leave it and it becomes empty.   [V n]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。desertedThey 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 动词]抛弃，遗弃(某人) If someone deserts you, they go away and leave you, and no longer help or support you.   [V n]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 动词]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.   [V]  [V n]  [V n for n]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 动词]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.   [V n]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 动词]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.   [V]  [V from n]  [V n]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。desertionThe 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 短语]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.   [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。

英语单词	desert
英美音标	英 ['dezət] 美 ['dezərt]
中文释义	n.沙漠；荒地；应得(的惩罚或奖励) v.遗弃；离弃；放弃；擅离职守
英语例句	(1) Some of them died of thirst in the desert. (2) Water can transform a desert into a garden. (3) The baby's mother deserted him soon after giving birth. (4) The villages had been deserted. (5) The price rise caused many readers to desert the magazine. (6) A soldier who deserts in time of war is punished severely.
中文例句	(1) 他们中有些人在沙漠中渴死了。 (2) 水能把一片不毛之地变成一座花园。 (3) 那个母亲生下他后不久就把他遗弃了。 (4) 这些村庄已经荒无人烟了。 (5) 价格上涨让使这本杂志丧失了很多读者。 (6) 战争期间开小差的士兵要受到严惩。
vocabulary简明	A desert is a very dry area of land where few plants and animals can live. If you find yourself stranded in the middle of the desert, you'll have no company except for the occasional lizard or scorpion.
vocabulary扩展	Desert comes from the Latin desertus, for abandoned or lying in waste. This can refer to a vast sandy area without vegetation, or any empty, lifeless expanse. As a verb, it means to leave someone or something. A soldier who runs away from the army is called a deserter. Occasionally you'll hear someone say, "He got his just deserts," which doesn't have anything to do with abandonment; it means he got what he deserved.
柯林斯解释	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 可变名词]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. [oft in names after n] ...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 可数名词]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. [with supp] [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 动词]离弃，舍弃(某地) If people or animals desert a place, they leave it and it becomes empty. [V n] 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 动词]抛弃，遗弃(某人) If someone deserts you, they go away and leave you, and no longer help or support you. [V n] 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 动词]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. [V] [V n] [V n for n] 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 动词]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. [V n] 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 动词]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. [V] [V from n] [V n] 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 短语]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. [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。

Desert N [V Ed Verb 动词 Leave Area