desert
gb/dˈɛzɚt/ us/dˈɛzɚt/
A2
אנגלית
~ 4500
משמעויות
0 משמעויות
שם עצם
A2
entity
1
Dry, barren area of land
A big, dry place with almost no rain and very few plants.
תבנית שימוש:
the [adjective] desert
טעות נפוצה:
Learners sometimes confuse 'desert' with 'dessert' (sweet food after a meal).
מילים נרדפות
wasteland (Emphasizes complete emptiness and lack of life.)
הפכים
forest (A forest is full of trees and receives much more rainfall.)
צירופים
hot desert
|Sahara Desert
|desert climate
|desert landscape
|desert region
נושאים
geography
|nature
|travel
דוגמאות
- 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.
דוגמאות ללומדים
- 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.
פועל
B1
action
2
Leave someone or something behind
To go away from someone or something and not come back, often when you are needed.
תבנית שימוש:
to desert [someone/something]
טעות נפוצה:
Learners may confuse this with 'deserve' due to similar pronunciation.
מילים נרדפות
abandon (Very close in meaning; 'abandon' is more common in general contexts.)
הפכים
support (To stay with and help someone instead of leaving them.)
צירופים
desert a friend
|desert a post
|desert one's family
|desert the army
נושאים
relationships
|military
|core_vocabulary
דוגמאות
- 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.
דוגמאות ללומדים
- He deserted his friend in need.
- The man deserted his family.
- The soldiers deserted the camp.
שם עצם
B2
entity
3
What someone deserves
A result that is fair for someone’s actions, usually bad as punishment.
טעות נפוצה:
Often misspelled as 'desserts'. This sense is mostly used in the fixed phrase 'just deserts'.
מילים נרדפות
comeuppance (Informal term meaning deserved punishment.)
הפכים
undeserved reward (Something received without merit.)
צירופים
just deserts
נושאים
justice
|law
|core_vocabulary
דוגמאות
- He got his just deserts for lying to everyone.
- Villains eventually meet their deserts.
דוגמאות ללומדים
- He got his just deserts.
- Bad people get their deserts.
דקדוק
צורת המילון
desert
IPA
GB/dˈɛzɚt/
US/dˈɛzɚt/
הברות והטעמה
desert (1 הברה)
Stress on 1st syllable (desert)
צורות המילה
Noun
- Base: desert
- Plural: deserts
Verb
- Base: desert
- 3rd Person Singular: deserts
- Present Participle: deserting
- Past: deserted
משפחת מילים
Forms
deserts
noun
deserting
verb
deserted
verb
Advanced or less common
desertify
verb
desertification
noun C1
ביטויים
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.
דוגמאות
- 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.
דוגמאות
- 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.