desert
gb/dˈɛzɚt/ us/dˈɛzɚt/
A2
英語
~ 4500
語義
0件の語義
名詞
A2
entity
1
Dry, barren area of land
A big, dry place with almost no rain and very few plants.
用法パターン：
the [adjective] desert
よくある間違い：
Learners sometimes confuse 'desert' with 'dessert' (sweet food after a meal).
類義語
wasteland (Emphasizes complete emptiness and lack of life.)
対義語
forest (A forest is full of trees and receives much more rainfall.)
コロケーション
hot desert
|Sahara Desert
|desert climate
|desert landscape
|desert region
テーマ
geography
|nature
|travel
例文
- 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.
学習者向け例文
- 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.
動詞
B1
action
2
Leave someone or something behind
To go away from someone or something and not come back, often when you are needed.
用法パターン：
to desert [someone/something]
よくある間違い：
Learners may confuse this with 'deserve' due to similar pronunciation.
類義語
abandon (Very close in meaning; 'abandon' is more common in general contexts.)
対義語
support (To stay with and help someone instead of leaving them.)
コロケーション
desert a friend
|desert a post
|desert one's family
|desert the army
テーマ
relationships
|military
|core_vocabulary
例文
- 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.
学習者向け例文
- He deserted his friend in need.
- The man deserted his family.
- The soldiers deserted the camp.
名詞
B2
entity
3
What someone deserves
A result that is fair for someone’s actions, usually bad as punishment.
よくある間違い：
Often misspelled as 'desserts'. This sense is mostly used in the fixed phrase 'just deserts'.
類義語
comeuppance (Informal term meaning deserved punishment.)
対義語
undeserved reward (Something received without merit.)
コロケーション
just deserts
テーマ
justice
|law
|core_vocabulary
例文
- He got his just deserts for lying to everyone.
- Villains eventually meet their deserts.
学習者向け例文
- He got his just deserts.
- Bad people get their deserts.
文法
辞書形
desert
IPA
GB/dˈɛzɚt/
US/dˈɛzɚt/
音節・強勢
desert （1音節）
Stress on 1st syllable (desert)
活用形
Noun
- Base: desert
- Plural: deserts
Verb
- Base: desert
- 3rd Person Singular: deserts
- Present Participle: deserting
- Past: deserted
関連語
Forms
deserts
noun
deserting
verb
deserted
verb
Advanced or less common
desertify
verb
desertification
noun C1
表現
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.
例文
- 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.
例文
- 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.