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desert

美音:[(noun) ´dezət (verb) dı´zə:t ]点这儿播放单词美音发声
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n.沙漠,应得的赏罚,功过 adj.沙漠的,不毛的,荒凉的 vt.放弃,遗弃,逃跑 vi.逃掉,逃亡,开小差

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名词:deserter 动词过去式:deserted 过去分词:deserted 现在分词:deserting 第三人称单数:deserts

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sert=to join(结合),to put(放置)

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desert


/dɪ'zɜ:t; dɪ`zɝt/
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].

/'dezət; `dɛzɚt/
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.
1. Bleached bones lay on the hot sands of the desert .
    白骨躺在炎热的沙漠中。

2. We sometimes imagine a desert island to be a sort of paradise where the sun always shines.
    我们有时想象荒岛是阳光终日普照的天堂。

3. Where a little rain falls, grass and desert shrubs appear.
    稍有降雨的地方,就有青草和灌木生长。

4. The Sahara Desert is a natural barrier between North and Central Africa.
    撒哈拉沙漠是北非与中非之间的天然屏障.

5. They lost their way in the desert and died of thirst.
    他们在沙漠中迷路而渴死了.

6. To the west you can see the Libyan Desert, and to the east you can see the green Nile Valley and the modern city of Cairo.
    向西,你可以看到利比亚沙漠,向东,可以看到绿色的尼罗河流域和开罗这座现代化城市。

7. Typical desert animals are the gazelle, the fox, and the hare.
    常见的沙漠动物有瞪羚、狐狸和野兔。

8. As he hated army life, he decided to desert his regiment.
    他讨厌军旅生活,决定逃离所在部队。

9. Vast areas of land have become desert.
    广大的地区均已变成沙漠.

10. Parts of the desert are so dry that there is no vegetation.
    有的沙漠地区干旱无雨,所以没有植被。

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