Desert
[ 'dɛzɚt ]
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n. 沙漠;荒地;应得的赏罚;功劳，美德;
adj. 沙漠的;荒芜的，不毛的;无人的;
💡 词根助记
de分开+sert加入，插入→不再加入→离开
📝 例句
The guard was punished for deserting his post.
卫兵因擅离职守而受到处罚。
Miles upon miles to the east and southeast the desert unrolled itself.
荒野绵延万里的向东面和东南面铺展开去。
The desert climate supports little plant life.
沙漠里的气候使绝大多数植物无法存活。
How will you do for water while ( you' re ) crossing the desert ?
你们越过沙漠时，水的问题怎样解决呢？
a vast desert all adust
一大片沙漠,干燥,炎热
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ desert-抛弃,dessert-甜点:抛弃甜点
※ de-拼音“德”,se-拼音“色”,rt-拼音“人体”:德国人喜欢在沙漠把人体涂上颜色
※ de-拼音“的”,s-似“蛇”,er-拼音“儿”,t-拼音“它”:流浪沙漠的蛇儿,它的归宿在何方
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
🔤 词根
-sert-表示“加入”
📖 牛津释义
desert
v
1 [Tn]
(a) go away from (a place) without intending ever to return 离弃（一地方）; 放弃; 遗弃
desert a house, city, etc 离弃一所房屋、 一座城市等
The village had been hurriedly deserted, perhaps because terrorists were in the area. 全村人都匆匆逃走了, 或许因为该地区有恐怖分子.
(b) leave (sb) without help or support; abandon 离弃（某人）; 抛弃
He deserted his wife and children and went abroad. 他抛弃了妻子儿女, 出国去了.
He has become so rude that his friends are deserting him. 他变得十分粗野, 朋友们都不和他来往了.
2 [I, Ipr, Tn]
leave (esp service in the armed forces, or a ship) without authority or permission; run away 擅自离开（尤指军中或船上的职守）; 逃跑; 潜逃
A soldier who deserts (his post) in time of war is punished severely. 战争期间开小差的士兵要受到严惩.
desert from the army 开小差.
3 [Tn] fail (sb) when needed 在关键时使（某人）失望
His courage/presence of mind deserted him. 他丧失了勇气[再不能镇定自若].
desert n [C, U]
(large area of) barren land, with very little water and vegetation, often sand-covered 沙漠; 荒漠; 荒原
Vast areas of land have become desert. 广大的地区均已变成沙漠.
the Sahara Desert 撒哈拉大沙漠
[attrib 作定语]
desert wastes, sands, etc 不毛的荒地、 沙漠等.
🎯 考研助记
de(往下)+sert(塞):不要了即 遗弃；遗弃的地方是 沙漠
🔁 扩展释义
*['dezәt, di'sә:t]n. 沙漠, 应得的赏罚, 功劳a. 沙漠的, 不毛的vt. 放弃, 遗弃, 擅离vi. 逃掉
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