desert
gb/dˈɛzɚt/ us/dˈɛzɚt/
A2
Angielski
~ 4500
Znaczenia
0 znaczeń
Rzeczownik
A2
entity
1
Dry, barren area of land
A big, dry place with almost no rain and very few plants.
Schemat użycia:
the [adjective] desert
Częsty błąd:
Learners sometimes confuse 'desert' with 'dessert' (sweet food after a meal).
Synonimy
wasteland (Emphasizes complete emptiness and lack of life.)
Antonimy
forest (A forest is full of trees and receives much more rainfall.)
Kolokacje
hot desert
|Sahara Desert
|desert climate
|desert landscape
|desert region
Tematy
geography
|nature
|travel
Przykłady
- 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.
Przykłady dla uczących się
- 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.
Czasownik
B1
action
2
Leave someone or something behind
To go away from someone or something and not come back, often when you are needed.
Schemat użycia:
to desert [someone/something]
Częsty błąd:
Learners may confuse this with 'deserve' due to similar pronunciation.
Synonimy
abandon (Very close in meaning; 'abandon' is more common in general contexts.)
Antonimy
support (To stay with and help someone instead of leaving them.)
Kolokacje
desert a friend
|desert a post
|desert one's family
|desert the army
Tematy
relationships
|military
|core_vocabulary
Przykłady
- 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.
Przykłady dla uczących się
- He deserted his friend in need.
- The man deserted his family.
- The soldiers deserted the camp.
Rzeczownik
B2
entity
3
What someone deserves
A result that is fair for someone’s actions, usually bad as punishment.
Częsty błąd:
Often misspelled as 'desserts'. This sense is mostly used in the fixed phrase 'just deserts'.
Synonimy
comeuppance (Informal term meaning deserved punishment.)
Antonimy
undeserved reward (Something received without merit.)
Kolokacje
just deserts
Tematy
justice
|law
|core_vocabulary
Przykłady
- He got his just deserts for lying to everyone.
- Villains eventually meet their deserts.
Przykłady dla uczących się
- He got his just deserts.
- Bad people get their deserts.
Gramatyka
Forma słownikowa
desert
IPA
GB/dˈɛzɚt/
US/dˈɛzɚt/
Sylaby i akcent
desert (1 sylaba)
Stress on 1st syllable (desert)
Formy wyrazu
Noun
- Base: desert
- Plural: deserts
Verb
- Base: desert
- 3rd Person Singular: deserts
- Present Participle: deserting
- Past: deserted
Rodzina wyrazów
Forms
deserts
noun
deserting
verb
deserted
verb
Advanced or less common
desertify
verb
desertification
noun C1
Wyrażenia
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.
Przykłady
- 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.
Przykłady
- 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.