desert
gb/dˈɛzɚt/ us/dˈɛzɚt/
A2
Αγγλικά
~ 4500
sivatag, cserbenhagy, elhagy, megérdemelt büntetés, megkapja, amit érdemel
ΟΥΣΙΑΣΤΙΚΌ
A2
1
sivatag
A2
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
the [adjective] desert
The Sahara is the largest hot desert in the world.
A Szahara a világ legnagyobb forró sivataga.
Many animals in the desert are active only at night.
A sivatagban sok állat csak éjszaka aktív.
They crossed the desert on camels.
This plant can survive in the harsh desert environment.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
The desert is very hot in the day.
A sivatagban nappal nagyon meleg van.
Camels live in the desert.
A tevék a sivatagban élnek.
We saw sand in the desert.
It does not rain much in the desert.
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners sometimes confuse 'desert' with 'dessert' (sweet food after a meal).
Σημασία
Dry, barren area of land
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
hot desert
|Sahara Desert
|desert climate
|desert landscape
|desert region
Συνώνυμα
wasteland (Emphasizes complete emptiness and lack of life.)
Αντώνυμα
forest (A forest is full of trees and receives much more rainfall.)
Θέματα
geography
|nature
|travel
Ορισμός
A big, dry place with almost no rain and very few plants.
A large, barren region with little or no rainfall, often covered with sand or rocks, and supporting very few plants or animals.
ΡΉΜΑ
B1
2
cserbenhagy
B2
elhagy
A2
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
to desert [someone/something]
He would never desert his friends in trouble.
Soha nem hagyná cserben a bajba jutott barátait.
The soldiers deserted their posts during the night.
A katonák az éjszaka folyamán elhagyták az őrhelyüket.
She felt deserted by her colleagues after the failure.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
He deserted his friend in need.
Cserbenhagyta a bajban lévő barátját.
The man deserted his family.
A férfi elhagyta a családját.
The soldiers deserted the camp.
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners may confuse this with 'deserve' due to similar pronunciation.
Σημασία
Leave someone or something behind
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
desert a friend
|desert a post
|desert one's family
|desert the army
Συνώνυμα
abandon (Very close in meaning; 'abandon' is more common in general contexts.)
Αντώνυμα
support (To stay with and help someone instead of leaving them.)
Θέματα
relationships
|military
|core_vocabulary
Ορισμός
To go away from someone or something and not come back, often when you are needed.
To leave someone or something, especially when they need you, and not return.
ΟΥΣΙΑΣΤΙΚΌ
B2
3
He got his just deserts for lying to everyone.
Megkapta a megérdemelt büntetését, amiért mindenkinek hazudott.
Villains eventually meet their deserts.
A gonosztevők végül elnyerik méltó büntetésüket.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
He got his just deserts.
Megkapta, amit érdemelt.
Bad people get their deserts.
A rossz emberek megkapják, amit érdemelnek.
Συχνό λάθος:
Often misspelled as 'desserts'. This sense is mostly used in the fixed phrase 'just deserts'.
Σημασία
What someone deserves
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
just deserts
Συνώνυμα
comeuppance (Informal term meaning deserved punishment.)
Αντώνυμα
undeserved reward (Something received without merit.)
Θέματα
justice
|law
|core_vocabulary
Ορισμός
A result that is fair for someone’s actions, usually bad as punishment.
Something that is deserved, especially a punishment or reward that is considered just.
Γραμματική
Λημματική μορφή
desert
IPA
GB/dˈɛzɚt/
US/dˈɛzɚt/
Συλλαβές και τόνος
desert (1 συλλαβή)
Stress on 1st syllable (desert)
Τύποι λέξης
Noun
- Base: desert
- Plural: deserts
Verb
- Base: desert
- 3rd Person Singular: deserts
- Present Participle: deserting
- Past: deserted
Οικογένεια λέξεων
Forms
deserts
noun
deserting
verb
deserted
verb
Advanced or less common
desertify
verb
desertification
noun C1
Εκφράσεις
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.
Παραδείγματα
- 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.
Παραδείγματα
- 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.