desert
gb/dˈɛzɚt/ us/dˈɛzɚt/
A2
英语
~ 4500
义项
0 个义项
名词
A2
entity
1
Dry, barren area of land
A big, dry place with almost no rain and very few plants.
用法模式：
the [adjective] desert
常见错误：
Learners sometimes confuse 'desert' with 'dessert' (sweet food after a meal).
近义词
wasteland (Emphasizes complete emptiness and lack of life.)
反义词
forest (A forest is full of trees and receives much more rainfall.)
搭配
hot desert
|Sahara Desert
|desert climate
|desert landscape
|desert region
主题
geography
|nature
|travel
例句
- 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.
学习者例句
- 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.
动词
B1
action
2
Leave someone or something behind
To go away from someone or something and not come back, often when you are needed.
用法模式：
to desert [someone/something]
常见错误：
Learners may confuse this with 'deserve' due to similar pronunciation.
近义词
abandon (Very close in meaning; 'abandon' is more common in general contexts.)
反义词
support (To stay with and help someone instead of leaving them.)
搭配
desert a friend
|desert a post
|desert one's family
|desert the army
主题
relationships
|military
|core_vocabulary
例句
- 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.
学习者例句
- He deserted his friend in need.
- The man deserted his family.
- The soldiers deserted the camp.
名词
B2
entity
3
What someone deserves
A result that is fair for someone’s actions, usually bad as punishment.
常见错误：
Often misspelled as 'desserts'. This sense is mostly used in the fixed phrase 'just deserts'.
近义词
comeuppance (Informal term meaning deserved punishment.)
反义词
undeserved reward (Something received without merit.)
搭配
just deserts
主题
justice
|law
|core_vocabulary
例句
- He got his just deserts for lying to everyone.
- Villains eventually meet their deserts.
学习者例句
- He got his just deserts.
- Bad people get their deserts.
语法
词典原形
desert
IPA
GB/dˈɛzɚt/
US/dˈɛzɚt/
音节与重音
desert （1 个音节）
Stress on 1st syllable (desert)
词形变化
Noun
- Base: desert
- Plural: deserts
Verb
- Base: desert
- 3rd Person Singular: deserts
- Present Participle: deserting
- Past: deserted
词族
Forms
deserts
noun
deserting
verb
deserted
verb
Advanced or less common
desertify
verb
desertification
noun C1
相关表达
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.
例句
- 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.
例句
- 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.