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desert

noun
 
/ˈdezət/
/ˈdezərt/
[countable, uncountable] see also deserts
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  1. 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。
    • Occasionally, we passed a desert oasis surrounded by small tracts of grass and shrub.偶尔，我们会经过一片被小块草地和灌木包围的沙漠绿洲。
    • (figurative) The town has become a cultural desert (= a place without any culture).这个镇子变成了一个文化荒漠。
    Extra Examples
    • He drove off into the desert.他驾车进入了沙漠。
    • The desert stretched for endless miles on all sides of us.沙漠向我们周围无限延伸。
    • The land loses its protective cover of vegetation and soon turns into desert.土地失去植被保护就会很快变成沙漠。
    • cold nights in the desert沙漠里寒冷的夜晚
    • green fields surrounded by arid desert干旱沙漠包围的绿洲
    • their journey across the desert他们穿越沙漠的旅行
    • vast tracts of desert land大片大片一望无际的沙漠地带
    Topics Geographya2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • arid
    • barren
    • dry
    • …
    verb + desert
    • become
    • turn into
    • turn to
    • …
    desert + verb
    • stretch
    desert + noun
    • area
    • country
    • land
    • …
    preposition
    • across the desert
    • through the desert
    • in the desert
    • …
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    Word Originnoun Middle English: via Old French from late Latin desertum ‘something left waste’, neuter past participle of deserere ‘leave, forsake’.

desert

verb
 
/dɪˈzɜːt/
/dɪˈzɜːrt/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they desert
/dɪˈzɜːt/
/dɪˈzɜːrt/
he / she / it deserts
/dɪˈzɜːts/
/dɪˈzɜːrts/
past simple deserted
/dɪˈzɜːtɪd/
/dɪˈzɜːrtɪd/
past participle deserted
/dɪˈzɜːtɪd/
/dɪˈzɜːrtɪd/
-ing form deserting
/dɪˈzɜːtɪŋ/
/dɪˈzɜːrtɪŋ/
Idioms
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  1.  
     [transitive] desert somebody to leave somebody without help or support抛弃，离弃，遗弃（某人） synonym abandon
    • She was deserted by her husband.她被丈夫遗弃了。
    • Don’t worry—I won’t desert you.别担心，我不会丢下你不管的。
    Homophones desert | dessertdesert   dessert
    /dɪˈzɜːt/
    /dɪˈzɜːrt/
    • desert verb
      • His companions desert him as he dies.他死后，他的同伴抛弃了他。
    • dessert noun
      • Summer pudding has long been a favourite English dessert.夏季布丁一直是最受欢迎的英国甜点。
  2.  
     [transitive, often passive] desert something to go away from a place and leave it empty舍弃，离弃（某地方） synonym abandon
    • 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。
    • He was accused of deserting his post.他被指控擅离职守。
  3. [intransitive, transitive] to leave the armed forces without permission擅离（部队）；逃走；开小差
    • Large numbers of soldiers deserted as defeat became inevitable.战败已成定局，许多士兵开小差跑了。
    • desert something The soldiers had deserted the US army to fight for Mexico. 士兵们逃离了美国军队去为墨西哥而战。
    Topics War and conflictb2
  4. [transitive] to leave an organization or stop doing an activity, especially in a way that is considered bad and disloyal废弃；放弃；撇下不管
    • desert something Millions of voters are deserting the party.数百万选民正在脱离该党。
    • desert something for something Why did you desert teaching for politics?你为什么弃教从政呢？
  5. [transitive] desert somebody if a particular quality deserts you, it is not there when you need it背离；使失望
    • Her courage seemed to desert her for a moment.她一时间似乎失去了勇气。
    6. Word Originverb late Middle English: from Old French deserter, from late Latin desertare, from Latin desertus ‘left waste’ from deserere ‘leave, forsake’.
Idioms
(like rats) deserting/leaving a sinking ship
  1. (humorous, disapproving) used to talk about people who leave an organization, a company, etc. that is having difficulties, without caring about the people who are left（比喻只顾自己而离开处于困境中的机构等）（像）逃离沉船（的老鼠）

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