desert
gb/dˈɛzɚt/ us/dˈɛzɚt/
A2
Ingles
~ 4500
Mga kahulugan
0 kahulugan
Pangngalan
A2
entity
1
Dry, barren area of land
A big, dry place with almost no rain and very few plants.
Padron ng paggamit:
the [adjective] desert
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Learners sometimes confuse 'desert' with 'dessert' (sweet food after a meal).
Mga kasingkahulugan
wasteland (Emphasizes complete emptiness and lack of life.)
Mga kasalungat
forest (A forest is full of trees and receives much more rainfall.)
Mga kolokasyon
hot desert
|Sahara Desert
|desert climate
|desert landscape
|desert region
Mga tema
geography
|nature
|travel
Mga Halimbawa
- 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.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
- 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.
Pandiwa
B1
action
2
Leave someone or something behind
To go away from someone or something and not come back, often when you are needed.
Padron ng paggamit:
to desert [someone/something]
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Learners may confuse this with 'deserve' due to similar pronunciation.
Mga kasingkahulugan
abandon (Very close in meaning; 'abandon' is more common in general contexts.)
Mga kasalungat
support (To stay with and help someone instead of leaving them.)
Mga kolokasyon
desert a friend
|desert a post
|desert one's family
|desert the army
Mga tema
relationships
|military
|core_vocabulary
Mga Halimbawa
- 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.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
- He deserted his friend in need.
- The man deserted his family.
- The soldiers deserted the camp.
Pangngalan
B2
entity
3
What someone deserves
A result that is fair for someone’s actions, usually bad as punishment.
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Often misspelled as 'desserts'. This sense is mostly used in the fixed phrase 'just deserts'.
Mga kasingkahulugan
comeuppance (Informal term meaning deserved punishment.)
Mga kasalungat
undeserved reward (Something received without merit.)
Mga kolokasyon
just deserts
Mga tema
justice
|law
|core_vocabulary
Mga Halimbawa
- He got his just deserts for lying to everyone.
- Villains eventually meet their deserts.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
- He got his just deserts.
- Bad people get their deserts.
Gramatika
Anyo sa diksyunaryo
desert
IPA
GB/dˈɛzɚt/
US/dˈɛzɚt/
Mga pantig at diin
desert (1 pantig)
Stress on 1st syllable (desert)
Mga anyo ng salita
Noun
- Base: desert
- Plural: deserts
Verb
- Base: desert
- 3rd Person Singular: deserts
- Present Participle: deserting
- Past: deserted
Mga kaugnay na salita
Forms
deserts
noun
deserting
verb
deserted
verb
Advanced or less common
desertify
verb
desertification
noun C1
Mga ekspresyon
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.
Mga Halimbawa
- 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.
Mga Halimbawa
- 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.