音标:['dezәt. di'sә:t] ; 柯林斯词典等级:3 级; 牛津三千核心词汇;
n. 沙漠, 应得的赏罚, 功劳
a. 沙漠的, 不毛的
vt. 放弃, 遗弃, 擅离
vi. 逃掉
n. arid land with little or no vegetation
v. leave behind
词型变化:过去分词 : deserted ; 名词复数形式 : deserts ; 过去式 : deserted ; 现在分词 : deserting ; 第三人称单数 : deserts
考试类型:[高考/四级/六级/考研/托福/IELTS/GRE]
词性分布:
名词82%
动词18%

desert的用法和样例:

例句

用作名词(n.)
  1. Two thirds of the country is dry or desert.这个国家有三分之二的地方气候干燥,或者是沙漠。
  2. Some of them died of thirst in the desert.他们中有些人在沙漠中渴死了。
  3. Water can transform a desert into a garden.水能把一片不毛之地变成一座花园。
用作动词(v.)
  1. The baby's mother deserted him soon after giving birth.那个母亲生下他后不久就把他遗弃了。
  2. The villages had been deserted.这些村庄已经荒无人烟了。
  3. The price rise caused many readers to desert the magazine.价格上涨让使这本杂志丧失了很多读者。
  4. A soldier who deserts in time of war is punished severely.战争期间开小差的士兵要受到严惩。

常见句型

用作名词(n.)
  1. Vast areas of land have become desert.广大的地区均已变成沙漠。
  2. The rest of the country is mostly desert.这个国家其余部分多半是沙漠。
  3. The explorers struck out for the desert.勘探人员精神抖擞地向沙漠进发。
  4. An Arab was walking alone through the desert when he met two men.一个阿拉伯人在穿越沙漠时遇到了两个人。
  5. We gazed out over the limitless expanses of the desert.我们凝望着那一片漫无边际的沙漠。
  6. The settlers made a garden out of the desert.移民们把荒漠改造成花园。
  7. The new nation is hoping to reclaim much of its land from the desert.这个新建立的国家希望从沙漠中开垦出许多土地。
  8. He raced his car across the desert.他开车驰过那片荒凉的沙漠。
  9. The Arab stopped and pitched in the desert.这个阿拉伯人停下来,然后在沙漠中搭起了帐篷。
  10. It's a story about an Arab in the desert.这是一个生活在沙漠地区的阿拉伯人的故事。
  11. They cannot get water at all in that desert area of Africa.在非洲沙漠地区,他们根本找不到一滴水。
  12. The camel is still man's best friend in the desert.在沙漠地区,骆驼仍然是人类最好的朋友。
  13. This kind of flower does not plant in the desert.这种花在沙漠上不生长。
  14. The desert land was split into three development regions.这块荒凉的土地被分成3个开发区。
  15. The town used to be a cultural desert.那个城市过去是一座文化沙漠。
用作动词(v.)
用作不及物动词S+~(+A)
  1. The whole crew deserted.全体船员弃船逃生。
  2. Many men deserted during the food shortage.饥荒时许多人逃往他乡。
  3. The village had hurriedly deserted, perhaps because bandits were in the district.全村的人都匆匆逃走了,或许因为有土匪到达该地区。
用作及物动词S+~+ n./pron.
  1. Never desert a friend in need.决不要抛弃有困难的朋友。
  2. He deserted his wife and children and went abroad.他丢下妻子儿女出国了。
  3. He has become so rude that his friends are deserting him.他变得粗暴无礼,所以朋友们都不和他来往了。
  4. Why did you desert us just when we needed you?我们正需要你的时候,你为什么扔下我们不管?
  5. The baby's mother deserted him soon after giving birth.那个母亲生下婴儿后不久就把他遗弃了。
  6. They deserted the fort without firing a shot.他们一枪未放便把要塞丢了。
  7. They deserted the village because of the war.由于战争他们背井离乡。
  8. They deserted their party and became a turncoat.他们背叛了自己的党,成了叛徒。
  9. When he had to speak to her his courage suddenly deserted him.当他需要同她说话时,他突然失去了勇气。
  10. The smile deserted his broad face.笑意从他宽阔的脸庞上消失了。
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  12. The students had gone. The corridor was deserted.学生们已经走了,走廊里空荡荡的。
  13. The streets were deserted—everyone was watching the football match on television.街上空无一人,大家都在看电视上的足球赛。
  14. The enemy chieftain was opposed and deserted by his followers.敌人头目众叛亲离。
其他v -ed as Attrib.
  1. The deserted village was filled with a deathly silence.这个荒废的村庄死一般的寂静。
  2. The children came to a deserted castle and began with their mysterious expedition.孩子们来到这个荒无人烟的城堡,开始了他们神秘的探险活动。

常用短语

用作名词(n.)
receive one's just deserts
    受到应有的惩罚 get what one deserves

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)
动词+~
  • reclaim a desert开垦沙漠
形容词+~
  • barren desert荒凉的不毛之地
  • cultural desert文化沙漠
  • trackless desert人迹罕至的沙漠
  • arid desert干旱的沙漠
  • entertainment desert一个缺乏文化娱乐的地方
名词+~
  • the Gobi desert戈壁滩沙漠
  • the Sahara desert撒哈拉沙漠
介词+~
  • in a desert在沙漠中
  • on a desert在沙漠中
~+介词
  • be lost in a desert of doubt陷入疑惑的荒漠中
  • a desert of snow一片雪原
用作动词 (v.)
~+名词
  • desert a cause背弃某种事
  • desert a doctrine背离某种学说
  • desert an institution离开某机构
  • desert campaign pledges背弃竞选的保证
  • desert one's colours变节
  • desert one's family遗弃家庭
  • desert one's post弃职
  • desert one's principles抛弃原则
  • desert one's wife抛弃妻子
  • desert the army从军队里开小差
  • desert the land抛弃土地
  • desert the stage离开舞台
~+副词
  • desert basely基本抛弃
  • desert completely绝迹
  • desert cruelly残忍地抛弃
  • desert easily容易抛弃
  • desert finally最后地抛弃
  • desert heartlessly狠心地抛弃
  • desert virtually事实上抛弃
  • desert willfully故意抛弃
~+介词
  • desert from ship擅自离船
  • desert from the army擅自离开军队
  • desert sb in misfortune抛弃遇到不幸的人
  • desert sb in trouble抛弃遇到困难的人
  • desert to the enemy叛逃投敌

经典引文

  • In this desert inaccessible, Under the shade of melancholy boughs.

    出自:As You Like It,Shakespeare
  • Hot winds whistle columns of dust out of the desert into the town.

    出自:R. P. Jhabvala
  • Once they move out of a town centre, others will follow, leaving a desert.

    出自:Daily Express
  • Far too many children have died in a desert of apathy.

    出自:New Statesman
  • His slacken'd hand deserts the lance it bore.

    出自:Pope
  • St. Kilda,..where men clung tenaciously for a time, but which..they have now deserted.

    出自:J. Hawkes
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Accident-insurance
agate jasper
An Khanh
ant-lions
anthropometrist
apogonia formosana
astacins
automatic breech mechanism
automatic ignition
axial region
baille
benzilic acid rearrangement
bite indicator
broadbeam geometry
budget-cutting
CAVD-TEST
charge correlator
Chodro
coenochyma
coir rope
comminuation
copytaker
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CUSUMs
danza de los montoneros (mexico)
data description skeleton
DEAB
desert polish
diabellis
double warps
dual grid tube
ecclesi-
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EOF (end of file)
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faisable
fine grain development
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gamosa
gas core reactor
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manchu filbert
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silicon resin
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temperature divertor
Trego County
treiman
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Untersberg
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