desert
gb/dˈɛzɚt/ us/dˈɛzɚt/
A2
İngilizce
~ 4500
sivatag, cserbenhagy, elhagy, megérdemelt büntetés, megkapja, amit érdemel
İSIM
A2
1
sivatag
A2
Kullanım kalıbı:
the [adjective] desert
The Sahara is the largest hot desert in the world.
A Szahara a világ legnagyobb forró sivataga.
Many animals in the desert are active only at night.
A sivatagban sok állat csak éjszaka aktív.
They crossed the desert on camels.
This plant can survive in the harsh desert environment.
Öğrenenler için örnekler
The desert is very hot in the day.
A sivatagban nappal nagyon meleg van.
Camels live in the desert.
A tevék a sivatagban élnek.
We saw sand in the desert.
It does not rain much in the desert.
Sık yapılan hata:
Learners sometimes confuse 'desert' with 'dessert' (sweet food after a meal).
Anlam
Dry, barren area of land
Eşdizimler
hot desert
|Sahara Desert
|desert climate
|desert landscape
|desert region
Eş anlamlılar
wasteland (Emphasizes complete emptiness and lack of life.)
Zıt anlamlılar
forest (A forest is full of trees and receives much more rainfall.)
Konular
geography
|nature
|travel
Tanım
A big, dry place with almost no rain and very few plants.
A large, barren region with little or no rainfall, often covered with sand or rocks, and supporting very few plants or animals.
FIIL
B1
2
cserbenhagy
B2
elhagy
A2
Kullanım kalıbı:
to desert [someone/something]
He would never desert his friends in trouble.
Soha nem hagyná cserben a bajba jutott barátait.
The soldiers deserted their posts during the night.
A katonák az éjszaka folyamán elhagyták az őrhelyüket.
She felt deserted by her colleagues after the failure.
Öğrenenler için örnekler
He deserted his friend in need.
Cserbenhagyta a bajban lévő barátját.
The man deserted his family.
A férfi elhagyta a családját.
The soldiers deserted the camp.
Sık yapılan hata:
Learners may confuse this with 'deserve' due to similar pronunciation.
Anlam
Leave someone or something behind
Eşdizimler
desert a friend
|desert a post
|desert one's family
|desert the army
Eş anlamlılar
abandon (Very close in meaning; 'abandon' is more common in general contexts.)
Zıt anlamlılar
support (To stay with and help someone instead of leaving them.)
Konular
relationships
|military
|core_vocabulary
Tanım
To go away from someone or something and not come back, often when you are needed.
To leave someone or something, especially when they need you, and not return.
İSIM
B2
3
He got his just deserts for lying to everyone.
Megkapta a megérdemelt büntetését, amiért mindenkinek hazudott.
Villains eventually meet their deserts.
A gonosztevők végül elnyerik méltó büntetésüket.
Öğrenenler için örnekler
He got his just deserts.
Megkapta, amit érdemelt.
Bad people get their deserts.
A rossz emberek megkapják, amit érdemelnek.
Sık yapılan hata:
Often misspelled as 'desserts'. This sense is mostly used in the fixed phrase 'just deserts'.
Anlam
What someone deserves
Eşdizimler
just deserts
Eş anlamlılar
comeuppance (Informal term meaning deserved punishment.)
Zıt anlamlılar
undeserved reward (Something received without merit.)
Konular
justice
|law
|core_vocabulary
Tanım
A result that is fair for someone’s actions, usually bad as punishment.
Something that is deserved, especially a punishment or reward that is considered just.
Dil bilgisi
Sözlük biçimi
desert
IPA
GB/dˈɛzɚt/
US/dˈɛzɚt/
Heceler ve vurgu
desert (1 hece)
Stress on 1st syllable (desert)
Kelime biçimleri
Noun
- Base: desert
- Plural: deserts
Verb
- Base: desert
- 3rd Person Singular: deserts
- Present Participle: deserting
- Past: deserted
Kelime ailesi
Forms
deserts
noun
deserting
verb
deserted
verb
Advanced or less common
desertify
verb
desertification
noun C1
İfadeler
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.
Örnekler
- 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.
Örnekler
- 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.