/ˈdezət ||; ˈdɛzɚt/noun
[C,U] a large area of land, usually covered with sand, that is hot and has very little water and very few plants 沙漠
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desert²
/dɪˈzɜ:t ||; dɪˈzɝt/verb
1 [T] to leave sb/sth, usually for ever 离开,抛弃(通常为永远地):
Many people have deserted the countryside and moved to the towns.很多人已离开乡村搬进了市镇。
2 [I,T] (used especially about sb in the armed forces) to leave without permission (尤指军人)擅离职守,未经批准离开:
He deserted because he didn't want to fight.他因为不想打仗而擅自离开。 ➔desertionnoun [C,U]
desert1/ˋdɛzɚt; ˈdezət/n [C,U] a large area of very hot dry land where few plants grow 沙漠﹐荒漠: the Sahara desert 撒哈拉沙漠
desert2/dIˋzɝt; dIˈzɜːt/v 1 [T] if you desert a person or a place, you leave them and never go back 抛弃﹐离弃: Her boyfriend deserted her when she got pregnant. 她怀孕了﹐她的男朋友就抛弃了她。People have deserted the villages and moved to the cities. 人们离开村子搬到城里去了。2 [I] to leave the army without permission〔军人〕开小差﹐擅离职守 —desertion /-ˋzɝʃən; -ˈzɜːʃ$n/n [C,U]
desertdesertdeserts1nounspellingRemember! You spell desert with one S. a large, dry area of land with very few plants: the Sahara Desertdesertdesertdesertsdeserteddeserting2verb (deserts, deserting, deserted)to leave a person or place when it is wrong to go: He deserted his wife and children.