desert
gb/dˈɛzɚt/ us/dˈɛzɚt/
A2
Английский
~ 4500
Значения
0 значений
Существительное
A2
entity
1
Dry, barren area of land
A big, dry place with almost no rain and very few plants.
Модель употребления:
the [adjective] desert
Частая ошибка:
Learners sometimes confuse 'desert' with 'dessert' (sweet food after a meal).
Синонимы
wasteland (Emphasizes complete emptiness and lack of life.)
Антонимы
forest (A forest is full of trees and receives much more rainfall.)
Коллокации
hot desert
|Sahara Desert
|desert climate
|desert landscape
|desert region
Темы
geography
|nature
|travel
Примеры
- 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.
Примеры для изучающих
- 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.
Глагол
B1
action
2
Leave someone or something behind
To go away from someone or something and not come back, often when you are needed.
Модель употребления:
to desert [someone/something]
Частая ошибка:
Learners may confuse this with 'deserve' due to similar pronunciation.
Синонимы
abandon (Very close in meaning; 'abandon' is more common in general contexts.)
Антонимы
support (To stay with and help someone instead of leaving them.)
Коллокации
desert a friend
|desert a post
|desert one's family
|desert the army
Темы
relationships
|military
|core_vocabulary
Примеры
- 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.
Примеры для изучающих
- He deserted his friend in need.
- The man deserted his family.
- The soldiers deserted the camp.
Существительное
B2
entity
3
What someone deserves
A result that is fair for someone’s actions, usually bad as punishment.
Частая ошибка:
Often misspelled as 'desserts'. This sense is mostly used in the fixed phrase 'just deserts'.
Синонимы
comeuppance (Informal term meaning deserved punishment.)
Антонимы
undeserved reward (Something received without merit.)
Коллокации
just deserts
Темы
justice
|law
|core_vocabulary
Примеры
- He got his just deserts for lying to everyone.
- Villains eventually meet their deserts.
Примеры для изучающих
- He got his just deserts.
- Bad people get their deserts.
Грамматика
Словарная форма
desert
IPA
GB/dˈɛzɚt/
US/dˈɛzɚt/
Слоги и ударение
desert (1 слог)
Stress on 1st syllable (desert)
Формы слова
Noun
- Base: desert
- Plural: deserts
Verb
- Base: desert
- 3rd Person Singular: deserts
- Present Participle: deserting
- Past: deserted
Родственные слова
Forms
deserts
noun
deserting
verb
deserted
verb
Advanced or less common
desertify
verb
desertification
noun C1
Выражения
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.
Примеры
- 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.
Примеры
- 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.