desert
gb/dˈɛzɚt/ us/dˈɛzɚt/
A2
Inglés
~ 4500
Acepciones
0 acepciones
Sustantivo
A2
entity
1
Dry, barren area of land
A big, dry place with almost no rain and very few plants.
Patrón de uso:
the [adjective] desert
Error frecuente:
Learners sometimes confuse 'desert' with 'dessert' (sweet food after a meal).
Sinónimos
wasteland (Emphasizes complete emptiness and lack of life.)
Antónimos
forest (A forest is full of trees and receives much more rainfall.)
Colocaciones
hot desert
|Sahara Desert
|desert climate
|desert landscape
|desert region
Temas
geography
|nature
|travel
Ejemplos
- 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.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
- 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.
Verbo
B1
action
2
Leave someone or something behind
To go away from someone or something and not come back, often when you are needed.
Patrón de uso:
to desert [someone/something]
Error frecuente:
Learners may confuse this with 'deserve' due to similar pronunciation.
Sinónimos
abandon (Very close in meaning; 'abandon' is more common in general contexts.)
Antónimos
support (To stay with and help someone instead of leaving them.)
Colocaciones
desert a friend
|desert a post
|desert one's family
|desert the army
Temas
relationships
|military
|core_vocabulary
Ejemplos
- 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.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
- He deserted his friend in need.
- The man deserted his family.
- The soldiers deserted the camp.
Sustantivo
B2
entity
3
What someone deserves
A result that is fair for someone’s actions, usually bad as punishment.
Error frecuente:
Often misspelled as 'desserts'. This sense is mostly used in the fixed phrase 'just deserts'.
Sinónimos
comeuppance (Informal term meaning deserved punishment.)
Antónimos
undeserved reward (Something received without merit.)
Colocaciones
just deserts
Temas
justice
|law
|core_vocabulary
Ejemplos
- He got his just deserts for lying to everyone.
- Villains eventually meet their deserts.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
- He got his just deserts.
- Bad people get their deserts.
Gramática
Forma de diccionario
desert
AFI
GB/dˈɛzɚt/
US/dˈɛzɚt/
Sílabas y acento
desert (1 sílaba)
Stress on 1st syllable (desert)
Formas de la palabra
Noun
- Base: desert
- Plural: deserts
Verb
- Base: desert
- 3rd Person Singular: deserts
- Present Participle: deserting
- Past: deserted
Familia de palabras
Forms
deserts
noun
deserting
verb
deserted
verb
Advanced or less common
desertify
verb
desertification
noun C1
Expresiones
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.
Ejemplos
- 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.
Ejemplos
- 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.