desert
gb/dˈɛzɚt/ us/dˈɛzɚt/
A2
انگریزی
~ 4500
معانی
0 معانی
اسم
A2
entity
1
Dry, barren area of land
A big, dry place with almost no rain and very few plants.
استعمال کا انداز:
the [adjective] desert
عام غلطی:
Learners sometimes confuse 'desert' with 'dessert' (sweet food after a meal).
ہم معنی الفاظ
wasteland (Emphasizes complete emptiness and lack of life.)
متضاد الفاظ
forest (A forest is full of trees and receives much more rainfall.)
لفظی تراکیب
hot desert
|Sahara Desert
|desert climate
|desert landscape
|desert region
موضوعات
geography
|nature
|travel
مثالیں
- 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.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
- 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.
فعل
B1
action
2
Leave someone or something behind
To go away from someone or something and not come back, often when you are needed.
استعمال کا انداز:
to desert [someone/something]
عام غلطی:
Learners may confuse this with 'deserve' due to similar pronunciation.
ہم معنی الفاظ
abandon (Very close in meaning; 'abandon' is more common in general contexts.)
متضاد الفاظ
support (To stay with and help someone instead of leaving them.)
لفظی تراکیب
desert a friend
|desert a post
|desert one's family
|desert the army
موضوعات
relationships
|military
|core_vocabulary
مثالیں
- 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.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
- He deserted his friend in need.
- The man deserted his family.
- The soldiers deserted the camp.
اسم
B2
entity
3
What someone deserves
A result that is fair for someone’s actions, usually bad as punishment.
عام غلطی:
Often misspelled as 'desserts'. This sense is mostly used in the fixed phrase 'just deserts'.
ہم معنی الفاظ
comeuppance (Informal term meaning deserved punishment.)
متضاد الفاظ
undeserved reward (Something received without merit.)
لفظی تراکیب
just deserts
موضوعات
justice
|law
|core_vocabulary
مثالیں
- He got his just deserts for lying to everyone.
- Villains eventually meet their deserts.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
- He got his just deserts.
- Bad people get their deserts.
گرامر
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desert
IPA
GB/dˈɛzɚt/
US/dˈɛzɚt/
ہجا بندی اور زور
desert (1 ہجا)
Stress on 1st syllable (desert)
لفظ کی شکلیں
Noun
- Base: desert
- Plural: deserts
Verb
- Base: desert
- 3rd Person Singular: deserts
- Present Participle: deserting
- Past: deserted
متعلقہ الفاظ
Forms
deserts
noun
deserting
verb
deserted
verb
Advanced or less common
desertify
verb
desertification
noun C1
عبارات
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.
مثالیں
- 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.
مثالیں
- 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.