desert
gb/dˈɛzɚt/ us/dˈɛzɚt/
A2
İngilizce
~ 4500
Anlamlar
0 anlam
İsim
A2
entity
1
Dry, barren area of land
A big, dry place with almost no rain and very few plants.
Kullanım kalıbı:
the [adjective] desert
Sık yapılan hata:
Learners sometimes confuse 'desert' with 'dessert' (sweet food after a meal).
Eş anlamlılar
wasteland (Emphasizes complete emptiness and lack of life.)
Zıt anlamlılar
forest (A forest is full of trees and receives much more rainfall.)
Eşdizimler
hot desert
|Sahara Desert
|desert climate
|desert landscape
|desert region
Konular
geography
|nature
|travel
Örnekler
- 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.
Öğrenenler için örnekler
- 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.
Fiil
B1
action
2
Leave someone or something behind
To go away from someone or something and not come back, often when you are needed.
Kullanım kalıbı:
to desert [someone/something]
Sık yapılan hata:
Learners may confuse this with 'deserve' due to similar pronunciation.
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.)
Eşdizimler
desert a friend
|desert a post
|desert one's family
|desert the army
Konular
relationships
|military
|core_vocabulary
Örnekler
- 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.
Öğrenenler için örnekler
- He deserted his friend in need.
- The man deserted his family.
- The soldiers deserted the camp.
İsim
B2
entity
3
What someone deserves
A result that is fair for someone’s actions, usually bad as punishment.
Sık yapılan hata:
Often misspelled as 'desserts'. This sense is mostly used in the fixed phrase 'just deserts'.
Eş anlamlılar
comeuppance (Informal term meaning deserved punishment.)
Zıt anlamlılar
undeserved reward (Something received without merit.)
Eşdizimler
just deserts
Konular
justice
|law
|core_vocabulary
Örnekler
- He got his just deserts for lying to everyone.
- Villains eventually meet their deserts.
Öğrenenler için örnekler
- He got his just deserts.
- Bad people get their deserts.
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.