desert
gb/dˈɛzɚt/ us/dˈɛzɚt/
A2
إنجليزي
~ 4500
المعاني
0 معنى
اسم
A2
entity
1
Dry, barren area of land
A big, dry place with almost no rain and very few plants.
نمط الاستخدام:
the [adjective] desert
غلطة شائعة:
Learners sometimes confuse 'desert' with 'dessert' (sweet food after a meal).
مرادفات
wasteland (Emphasizes complete emptiness and lack of life.)
أضداد
forest (A forest is full of trees and receives much more rainfall.)
تراكيب شائعة
hot desert
|Sahara Desert
|desert climate
|desert landscape
|desert region
مواضيع
geography
|nature
|travel
أمثلة
- The Sahara is the largest hot desert in the world.
- Many animals in the desert are active only at night.
- They crossed the desert on camels.
- This plant can survive in the harsh desert environment.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
- The desert is very hot in the day.
- Camels live in the desert.
- We saw sand in the desert.
- It does not rain much in the desert.
فعل
B1
action
2
Leave someone or something behind
To go away from someone or something and not come back, often when you are needed.
نمط الاستخدام:
to desert [someone/something]
غلطة شائعة:
Learners may confuse this with 'deserve' due to similar pronunciation.
مرادفات
abandon (Very close in meaning; 'abandon' is more common in general contexts.)
أضداد
support (To stay with and help someone instead of leaving them.)
تراكيب شائعة
desert a friend
|desert a post
|desert one's family
|desert the army
مواضيع
relationships
|military
|core_vocabulary
أمثلة
- He would never desert his friends in trouble.
- The soldiers deserted their posts during the night.
- She felt deserted by her colleagues after the failure.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
- He deserted his friend in need.
- The man deserted his family.
- The soldiers deserted the camp.
اسم
B2
entity
3
What someone deserves
A result that is fair for someone’s actions, usually bad as punishment.
غلطة شائعة:
Often misspelled as 'desserts'. This sense is mostly used in the fixed phrase 'just deserts'.
مرادفات
comeuppance (Informal term meaning deserved punishment.)
أضداد
undeserved reward (Something received without merit.)
تراكيب شائعة
just deserts
مواضيع
justice
|law
|core_vocabulary
أمثلة
- He got his just deserts for lying to everyone.
- Villains eventually meet their deserts.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
- He got his just deserts.
- Bad people get their deserts.
القواعد
الصيغة المعجمية
desert
IPA
GB/dˈɛzɚt/
US/dˈɛzɚt/
المقاطع والنبر
desert (١ مقطع)
Stress on 1st syllable (desert)
تصريفات الكلمة
Noun
- Base: desert
- Plural: deserts
Verb
- Base: desert
- 3rd Person Singular: deserts
- Present Participle: deserting
- Past: deserted
عيلة الكلمة
Forms
deserts
noun
deserting
verb
deserted
verb
Advanced or less common
desertify
verb
desertification
noun C1
تعبيرات
just deserts
1/d͡ʒˈʌst dˈɛzɚts/
fixed phrase
Deserved outcome for actions
The fair and right result for what someone has done, usually bad as punishment.
أمثلة
- After years of cheating, he finally got his just deserts.
- The corrupt official faced his just deserts in court.
desert island
1/dˈɛzɚt ˈaɪlənd/
fixed phrase
Uninhabited remote island
A small island with no people living there, often far from other land.
أمثلة
- He dreamed of escaping to a desert island.
- They were stranded on a desert island for weeks.
- Being stranded on a desert island is a common story in books.
- He dreamed of living alone on a desert island.