desert
- n.沙漠;荒漠;荒原
- v.抛弃，离弃，遗弃(某人);废弃;开小差;舍弃，离弃(某地方);逃走;擅离(部队);背离
- adj.沙漠的;无人的;不毛的
复数： deserts 派生词： desertion n. 过去式： deserted 现在分词： deserting 过去分词： deserted 第三人称单数： deserts
de- 完全,加强 + sert 放置,结合
desertnoun
C U沙漠；荒漠；荒原
a large area of land that has very little water and very few plants growing on it. Many deserts are covered by sand.
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。
burning desert sands
沙漠里灼热的沙
a cultural desert (= a place without any culture)
文化沙漠
verb
抛弃，离弃，遗弃（某人）
to leave sb without help or support
She was deserted by her husband.
她被丈夫遗弃了。
舍弃，离弃（某地方）
to go away from a place and leave it empty
The villages had been deserted.
这些村庄已经荒无人烟了。
The owl seems to have deserted its nest.
这只猫头鹰似乎不要这个窝了。
擅离（部队）；逃走；开小差
to leave the armed forces without permission
Large numbers of soldiers deserted as defeat became inevitable.
战败已成定局，许多士兵开小差跑了。
废弃；放弃；撇下不管
to stop using, buying or supporting sth
Why did you desert teaching for politics?
你为什么弃教从政呢？
背离；使失望
if a particular quality deserts you, it is not there when you need it
Her courage seemed to desert her for a moment.
她一时间似乎失去了勇气。
She felt betrayed by her husband's desertion.
她感到丈夫遗弃她辜负了她的心。
The army was badly affected by desertions.
开小差使部队大受影响。
used to talk about people who leave an organization, a company, etc. that is having difficulties, without caring about the people who are left
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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
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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。
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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。
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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。
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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。
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...her father's desertion.
她父亲的抛家弃子
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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。
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...a mass desertion of the Party by the electorate.
大批选民抛弃了该党
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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。
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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。
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The high rate of desertion has added to the army's woes...
高逃兵率更使部队雪上加霜。
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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
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- arid land with little or no vegetation
verb
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- leave someone who needs or counts on you;leave in the lurch
- The mother deserted her children
- Synonym: abandon forsake desolate
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- leave behind
- the students deserted the campus after the end of exam period
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- 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
- Synonym: defect
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Desert plants are adapted to cope with extreme heat .
沙漠植物适于耐酷热。
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The heat in the desert was extreme .
沙漠中极其炎热。
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Don 't desert me in my hour of need .
不要在我困难的时候离开我。
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Why did you desert teaching for politics ?
你为什么弃教从政呢？
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As usual at that hour , the place was deserted .
跟平常那个时刻一样，那地方空荡荡的。
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Large numbers of soldiers deserted as defeat became inevitable .
战败已成定局，许多士兵开小差跑了。
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Her courage seemed to desert her for a moment .
她一时间似乎失去了勇气。
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I think she got her just deserts .
我认为她罪有应得。
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The wind blew in from the desert and covered everything with sand .
风从沙漠那边吹来，把一切都蒙上了一层沙子。
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The grandiose scheme for a journey across the desert came to nothing .
不切实际的穿越沙漠计划已成泡影。
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To add verisimilitude , the stage is covered with sand for the desert scenes .
为了更加逼真，舞台上铺满了沙子作为沙漠的场景。
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The owl seems to have deserted its nest .
这只猫头鹰似乎不要这个窝了。
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She was deserted by her husband .
她被丈夫遗弃了。
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The streets were silent and deserted .
大街小巷寂无一人。
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Somalia is mostly desert .
索马里大部分地区都是荒漠。
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The family of the victim said that the killer had got his just deserts when he was jailed for life .
受害者家属说杀人犯被终身监禁是得到了他应有的惩罚。
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‘ Lord of the Flies ’ is a novel about English schoolboys marooned on a desert island .
《蝇王》是一本关于一群被困在荒岛上的英国男学童的小说。
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The villages had been deserted .
这些村庄已经荒无人烟了。
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Mysteriously , the streets were deserted .
不知怎的，街上空无一人。
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Even in the desert there was a kind of social hierarchy .
即便在沙漠中也存在某种社会等级制度。
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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。
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From a height , it looks like a desert
从高处看，它像一片沙漠。
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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。
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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。
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He also wants to use the water to irrigate barren desert land .
他也想用这些水灌溉荒漠。
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The terrain changed quickly from arable land to desert .
那个地带很快就从耕地变成了沙漠。
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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。
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The army would try to hold the western desert with a bare minimum of forces
军队会用尽可能少的兵力扼守西部的沙漠。
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It is one of the rare places in the world where the desert meets the sea .
世界上沙漠与大海相接的地方非常少见，这里就是一处。
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No one agrees on what counts as a desert
关于沙漠的界定，众说纷纭。
强调永远并完全放弃，不论自愿与否，也可能是为了逃避责任。
He abandoned his wife and took all their money.
他抛弃了妻子，拿走了他们所有的钱财。
The captain ordered everyone to abandon the burning ship.
船长向所有人下令放弃正在燃烧的船只。
常指国王等放弃王位。
The Queen has no intention of abdicating her throne.
女王不打算让位。
King Edward VIII abdicated in 1936.
英王爱德华八世于1936年退位。
多指放弃从前的职业、伙伴、伴侣及监护人资格等，有时带有内疚感。
He deserted his wife and married a Japanese girl.
他抛弃妻子后，和一位日本姑娘结婚了。
The mother deserted the baby boy soon after giving birth.
那位母亲生下男婴后不久就把他遗弃了。
普通用语，强调终止做某事，通常用来表示放弃某个计划、设计、工作、职位等。
He has given up his decision to visit New York.
他取消了访问纽约的决定。
I'll give up the job.
我要辞去这份工作。
常指停止做于己不利或伤害他人的事。
He wants to quit smoking.
他想戒烟。
If I don't get a pay rise, I'll quit.
如果不给我加薪，我就不干了。
表示正式声明放弃职位、官衔、权力等。
He renounced his citizenship.
他正式声明放弃公民权利。
She renounced her religion.
她宣布放弃自己的宗教信仰。
表示正式宣布放弃权利、要求，或宣布取消规则、规定等。
He had to waive his right to vote in Parliament.
他只好放弃在议会的投票权。
The local government refused to waive its rules.
地方政府拒绝取缔其规定。
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