desert
gb/dˈɛzɚt/ us/dˈɛzɚt/
A2
Anh
~ 4500
Các nghĩa
0 nghĩa
Danh từ
A2
entity
1
Dry, barren area of land
A big, dry place with almost no rain and very few plants.
Mẫu sử dụng:
the [adjective] desert
Lỗi thường gặp:
Learners sometimes confuse 'desert' with 'dessert' (sweet food after a meal).
Từ đồng nghĩa
wasteland (Emphasizes complete emptiness and lack of life.)
Từ trái nghĩa
forest (A forest is full of trees and receives much more rainfall.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
hot desert
|Sahara Desert
|desert climate
|desert landscape
|desert region
Chủ đề
geography
|nature
|travel
Ví dụ
- 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.
Ví dụ cho người học
- 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.
Động từ
B1
action
2
Leave someone or something behind
To go away from someone or something and not come back, often when you are needed.
Mẫu sử dụng:
to desert [someone/something]
Lỗi thường gặp:
Learners may confuse this with 'deserve' due to similar pronunciation.
Từ đồng nghĩa
abandon (Very close in meaning; 'abandon' is more common in general contexts.)
Từ trái nghĩa
support (To stay with and help someone instead of leaving them.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
desert a friend
|desert a post
|desert one's family
|desert the army
Chủ đề
relationships
|military
|core_vocabulary
Ví dụ
- 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.
Ví dụ cho người học
- He deserted his friend in need.
- The man deserted his family.
- The soldiers deserted the camp.
Danh từ
B2
entity
3
What someone deserves
A result that is fair for someone’s actions, usually bad as punishment.
Lỗi thường gặp:
Often misspelled as 'desserts'. This sense is mostly used in the fixed phrase 'just deserts'.
Từ đồng nghĩa
comeuppance (Informal term meaning deserved punishment.)
Từ trái nghĩa
undeserved reward (Something received without merit.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
just deserts
Chủ đề
justice
|law
|core_vocabulary
Ví dụ
- He got his just deserts for lying to everyone.
- Villains eventually meet their deserts.
Ví dụ cho người học
- He got his just deserts.
- Bad people get their deserts.
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desert
IPA
GB/dˈɛzɚt/
US/dˈɛzɚt/
Âm tiết và trọng âm
desert (1 âm tiết)
Stress on 1st syllable (desert)
Các dạng từ
Noun
- Base: desert
- Plural: deserts
Verb
- Base: desert
- 3rd Person Singular: deserts
- Present Participle: deserting
- Past: deserted
Họ từ
Forms
deserts
noun
deserting
verb
deserted
verb
Advanced or less common
desertify
verb
desertification
noun C1
Cách diễn đạt
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.
Ví dụ
- 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.
Ví dụ
- 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.