| 单词 | desert |
| 释义 | nounverb🔑 des·ertnoun BrE /ˈdezət/ NAmE /ˈdezərt/ ➡ see also deserts[C , U ]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。◆ burning desert sands 沙漠里灼热的沙◆ (figurative ) a cultural desert (= a place without any culture )文化沙漠🔑 des·ertverb present simple - I / you / we / they desert BrE /dɪˈzɜːt/ NAmE /dɪˈzɜːrt/ present simple - he / she / it deserts BrE /dɪˈzɜːts/ NAmE /dɪˈzɜːrts/ past simple deserted BrE /dɪˈzɜːtɪd/ NAmE /dɪˈzɜːrtɪd/ past participle deserted BrE /dɪˈzɜːtɪd/ NAmE /dɪˈzɜːrtɪd/ -ing form deserting BrE /dɪˈzɜːtɪŋ/ NAmE /dɪˈzɜːrtɪŋ/ BrE /dɪˈzɜːt/ NAmE /dɪˈzɜːrt/ 🔑 [T ]~sb to leave sb without help or support 抛弃，离弃，遗弃（某人）SYN abandon◆ She was deserted by her husband . 她被丈夫遗弃了。🔑 [T , often passive ]~sth to go away from a place and leave it empty 舍弃，离弃（某地方）SYN 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。🔑 [I , T ]~ (sth )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。[T ]~sth (for sth )to stop using , buying or supporting sth 废弃；放弃；撇下不管◆ Why did you desert teaching for politics ? 你为什么弃教从政呢？[T ]~sb 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。▸ de·ser·tion BrE /dɪˈzɜːʃn/ NAmE /dɪˈzɜːrʃn/ noun [U , C ]◆ 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。 ● (like rats ) deserting /leaving a sinking ˈship (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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