desert
gb/dˈɛzɚt/ us/dˈɛzɚt/
A2
Αγγλικά
~ 4500
Σημασίες
0 σημασίες
Ουσιαστικό
A2
entity
1
Dry, barren area of land
A big, dry place with almost no rain and very few plants.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
the [adjective] desert
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners sometimes confuse 'desert' with 'dessert' (sweet food after a meal).
Συνώνυμα
wasteland (Emphasizes complete emptiness and lack of life.)
Αντώνυμα
forest (A forest is full of trees and receives much more rainfall.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
hot desert
|Sahara Desert
|desert climate
|desert landscape
|desert region
Θέματα
geography
|nature
|travel
Παραδείγματα
- 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.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- 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.
Ρήμα
B1
action
2
Leave someone or something behind
To go away from someone or something and not come back, often when you are needed.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
to desert [someone/something]
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners may confuse this with 'deserve' due to similar pronunciation.
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.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
desert a friend
|desert a post
|desert one's family
|desert the army
Θέματα
relationships
|military
|core_vocabulary
Παραδείγματα
- 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.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- He deserted his friend in need.
- The man deserted his family.
- The soldiers deserted the camp.
Ουσιαστικό
B2
entity
3
What someone deserves
A result that is fair for someone’s actions, usually bad as punishment.
Συχνό λάθος:
Often misspelled as 'desserts'. This sense is mostly used in the fixed phrase 'just deserts'.
Συνώνυμα
comeuppance (Informal term meaning deserved punishment.)
Αντώνυμα
undeserved reward (Something received without merit.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
just deserts
Θέματα
justice
|law
|core_vocabulary
Παραδείγματα
- He got his just deserts for lying to everyone.
- Villains eventually meet their deserts.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- He got his just deserts.
- Bad people get their deserts.
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.